# Incident 19910605020109I: Cessna 172M, Cave Junction, OR, June 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1991, 13:50 local time
- Place: Cave Junction, OR
- Airport: Illinois Valley/Usfs/Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPBA
- Location: 42.1667° N, 123.6481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave Junction, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1667&lon=-123.6481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020109I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER OPENS CABIN DOOR AND JUMPS FROM AIRCRAFT. SHERIFF IS INVESTIGATING IT AS A POSSIBLE SUICIDE.

## Other reports on N20481 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980906037839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906037839I), Sep 6, 1998: Cessna 172M (N20481), Packwood, WA, Minor damage. (-5) Pilot discovered bent propeller tip during post-flight inspection.

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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