# Accident 19910601018579A: Cessna 120, Delaware, OH, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Airport: Delaware Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2905° N, 83.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2905&lon=-83.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2858N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2858N-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 500 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. WENT BETWEEN TWO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE OK. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 NYC91LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA146), Jun 2, 1991: Cessna 120 (N2858N), Delaware, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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