# Accident 19910929043649A: Cessna 172N, Knoxville, TN, September 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1991, 02:10 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8604° N, 84.1008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8604&lon=-84.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5918E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5918E-2001-11-02) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 79 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929043649A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF TO AVOID FOG ON APPROACH END RUNWAY. RAN INTO MORE FOG. ABORTED BUT SLID OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL91LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA182), Sep 29, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5918E), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

## Other reports on N5918E (1)

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

- [Accident 19981023030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023030229A), Oct 23, 1998: Cessna 172N (N5918E), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed. After exiting the run up area for RY25, acft began taxiing to the hold short line for departure and caught fire while taxiing. (-23) this aircraft was rented…

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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