# Accident 19910523017399A: Cessna 172N, Canadensis, PA, May 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Canadensis, PA
- Airport: Flying Dollar Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2406° N, 75.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2406&lon=-75.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 256 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523017399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON DOWNHILL SHORT RUNWAY INTO WIND. TRIED TO STOP BY SWERVING AND HIT TREES. ONE WAY STRIP DUE TO DOWNHILL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA138), May 23, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Canadensis, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL SLOPE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N739GV (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240704015509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704015509A), Jul 4, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Lockhaven, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. A student pilot flew solo from williamsport airport (ipt) williamsport, PA. To lock haven airport (lhv) lock haven, PA. The student pilot possessed the…
- [Accident 20020805021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805021539A), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739GV), Williamsport, PA, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 5, 2002, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739GV, was substantially damaged when it impacted a hangar while taxiing at the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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