# Accident 19911010045609A: Cessna 172N, Toledo, OH, October 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Metcalf Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 83.6303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-83.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739LT) (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: 1,548 total, 1,123 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911010045609A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH RIGHT AILERON CONTROL LOCK IN PLACE. MADE LEFT UNCONTROLLED TURN INTO AIRPORT FENCE.

## 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 NYC92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA004), Oct 10, 1991: Cessna 172 (N739LT), Toledo, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PREFORM AN AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT, AND REMOVE THE GUST LOCK FROM THE AILERON, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB.

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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