# Accident 19910819034809A: Cessna 172, Montague Island, AK, August 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0501° N, 149.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0501&lon=-149.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7966B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7966B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910819034809A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING ON A BEACH. NOSED OVER IN SOFT SAND. BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ANC91LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA129), Aug 19, 1991: Cessna 172 (N7966B), Montague Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN SELECTED FOR LANDING BY THE PILOT, WHICH WAS LOOSE GRAVEL, ROUGH AND UNEVEN.

## Other reports on N7966B (1)

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

- [Accident 19980815038059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815038059A), Aug 15, 1998: Cessna 172 (N7966B), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 15, 1998, about 1415 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 172 airplane, N7966B, sustained substantial damage during an emergency…

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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