# Accident 19910601018489A: Cessna 172P, Bismarck, ND, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 01:10 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Airport: Bismarck Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7727° N, 100.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MUNI (BIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7727&lon=-100.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5478K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478K-1991-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018489A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG AT NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO FOLLOW A FREEWAY. LOST CONTROL AND BROKE UP ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI91DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG01), Jun 1, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5478K), Bismarck, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF, VRF FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N5478K (1)

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

- [Incident 19890909048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890909048349I), Sep 9, 1989: Cessna 172P (N5478K), Glenwood, MN, Minor damage. Made hard landing. Attempted a go around and windshield departed. Aborted and departed end of runway.

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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