# Accident 19910616022149A: Cessna STC120, Spirit Lake, IA, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4197° N, 95.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4197&lon=-95.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9008X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008X-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC120
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN TALL GRASS ON FORCED LANDING. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CABURETOR ICING PREVELANT.

## 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 CHI91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA193), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 120 (N9008X), Spirit Lake, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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