# Accident 19910727030309A: Cessna STC172, Chicago, IL, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 11:57 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5607° N, 87.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5607&lon=-87.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66365-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 170 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030309A

## Narrative

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

STALL SPIN CRASH INTO CHURCH PARKING LOT WHILE MANEUVERING LOW ALTITUDE AFTER BANNER DROP.

## 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 CHI91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA233), Jul 27, 1991: Cessna 172P (N66365), Lansing, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN DURING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS. RELATED FACTORS ARE GROUND PERSONNEL'S INADEQUATE TRAFFIC ADVISORY, AND THE PILOT'S ABRUPT PULL UP.

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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