# Accident 19910907038769A: Cessna 172K, Bullhead City, AZ, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 21:55 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7031G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7031G-1992-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,832 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038769A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN CABIN OVERHEAD. COLLIDED WITH GROUND TRYING TO MAKE AIRPORT. RHEOSTAT CONTROLLING PANEL LIGHTS OVERHEATED.

## 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 LAX91FA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA386), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 172K (N7031G), Bullhead City, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: 1) A SHORT CIRCUIT, 2) ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD WHICH IGNITED THE CABIN INTERIOR, 3) INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROTECTION, AND 4) INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN STANDARDS.

## Other reports on N7031G (1)

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

- [Accident 19800217005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217005159A), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 172K (N7031G), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane hit rut on taxiway. Student pilot lost control of aircraft. Ran off taxiway into a haystack.

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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