# Accident 19911031048309A: Cessna 172P, Chicago/Waukega, IL, October 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1991, 17:55 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4495° N, 87.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4495&lon=-87.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5411K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5411K-1992-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 263 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048309A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IFR HIT WIRES AND GROUND. WATER IN FUEL. SAT OUT IN RAIN. ATITUDE GYRO AND TURN AND BANK INOPERATIVE.

## 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 CHI92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA020), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5411K), Zion, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES & TRANSMISSION LINES) IN THE EMERGENCY…

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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