# Accident 19910927043639A: Cessna 172E, Burns, OR, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5906° N, 118.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5906&lon=-118.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5680T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5680T-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 221 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043639A

## Narrative

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

MAGNETO RECENTLY INSTALLED,IMPROPERLY TIMED. CAUSED HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION. PILOT PASSED AIRPORT,RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 SEA91LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA257), Sep 27, 1991: Cessna 172E (N5680T), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN COMPUTING AIRCRAFT FUEL CONSUMPTION AND HIS FAILURE TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TREE BY THE LANDING AREA…

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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