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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Metropolis, IL · August 13, 1991

Date
August 13, 1991 · 00:30 local
Place
Metropolis, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2339U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA230
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Experienced engine problem shortly after takeoff, made an emergency landing in a field, struck a tree.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, STRUCK A TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.