# Accident 19910806032069A: Cessna 172M, Ottumwa, IA, August 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1991, 08:11 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0103° N, 92.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0103&lon=-92.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-1991-10-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032069A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH ON ILS APPROACH. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED. THUNDERSTORMS HEAVY RAIN IN AREA.

## 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 CHI91FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA254), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61568), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS LOCALIZER AND GLIDEPATH.

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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