# Accident 19910831037469A: Cessna 172N, Butte, MT, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 14:02 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9995° N, 112.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9995&lon=-112.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2396E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396E-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 61 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037469A

## Narrative

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

FLARED FOR LANDING. WIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY TRIED GO AROUND BUT SLAMMED DOWN HARD. DUST DEVIL 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 SEA91LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA228), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Butte, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNFAVORABLE WINDS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N2396E (1)

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

- [Accident 19850715031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031259A), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. While avoiding parked aircraft during taxi other wingtip struck fence. Aircraft turned and prop struck parked car.

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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