# Accident 19910724051659A: Cessna 152, Fountain, CO, July 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fountain, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6593° N, 104.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6593&lon=-104.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24204-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 42 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724051659A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG AND DRIZZLE. MADE 180 TURN. STILL IN FOG, LANDED ON A MESA.NOSE GEAR FOLDED. SWUNG AROUND,BENT WING

## 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 DEN91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA104), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 152 (N24204), Fountain, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE A LANDING. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDED LOW CEILING, OBSCURATION, FOG,…

## Other reports on N24204 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780206003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206003409A), Feb 6, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24204), Fraser, MI, Substantial damage

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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