# Incident 19910706032259I: Cessna 172M, Starbuck, MN, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Starbuck, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6116° N, 95.5322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starbuck, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6116&lon=-95.5322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279R-1993-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706032259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT. CONDITIONS OF CARBURATOR ICE EXISTED.

## Other reports on N5279R (1)

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

- [Accident 19920707023951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023951A), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 172M (N5279R), St Paul, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to report for landing sequence. Reported base 12 prior collision with N6376F on final NR1 for landing 14.

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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