# Accident 19910702025629A: Cessna 172P, El Paso, TX, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 18:20 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8006° N, 106.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8006&lon=-106.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5488K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5488K-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DESCENDING BEYOND A MOUNTAIN RANGE. NOSED OVER LANDING. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 FTW91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA115), Jul 3, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5488K), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS, LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING, AND THE GUSTY TAIL WIND.

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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