# Accident 19911018047139A: Cessna STC120, Olancha, CA, October 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1991, 15:31 local time
- Place: Olancha, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2603° N, 117.9499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2603&lon=-117.9499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120MK-1993-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC120
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,612 total, 779 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018047139A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON LEVEL OFF TRYING TO LAND IN A SHORT PASTURE FIELD. AIRCRAFT DIVED INTO ROCKS. TOO SLOW ON POWER APPROACH

## 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 LAX92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA019), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 120 (N120MK), Olancha, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT'S POOR APPROACH PLANNING.

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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