# Accident 19910920042069A: Cessna 172N, Alabaster, AL, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2195° N, 86.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2195&lon=-86.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700CH-1992-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042069A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED,WING AND NOSE DOWN NEAR AIRPORT. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 ATL91FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA176), Sep 21, 1991: Cessna C-172N (N700CH), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNINTENTIONAL STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S USE OF UNPRESCRIBED DRUGS.

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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