# Accident 19910714027269A: Cessna 172N, Mariposa, CA, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 13:18 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4907° N, 120.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4907&lon=-120.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6521J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6521J-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 6 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027269A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN SHORT SOD STRIP ON LANDING ROLL AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX91LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA312), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS PLANNED APPROACH. A DOWN-SLOPING RUNWAY SURFACE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6521J (1)

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

- [Accident 20080520836109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520836109A), May 20, 2008: Cessna 172N (N6521J), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 10:30 am may 20, 2008, N621J, a Cessna 172N aircraft was conducting pattern work at the Palo Alto municipal airport (pao), Palo Alto…

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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