# Accident 19911101048829A: Cessna 172P, Bemidji, MN, November 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1991, 18:06 local time
- Place: Bemidji, MN
- Airport: Bemidji-Beltrami County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4796° N, 94.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4796&lon=-94.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8283E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8283E-1993-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101048829A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT. ICING CONDITIONS,LOW CEILING AND SNOW EXISTED. PITOT HEAT OFF. GAS CAPS NOT SECURED

## 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 CHI92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA021), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8283E), Bemidji, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE NON PERFORMANCE O FAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND NOT MAINTAINING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB ON BEHALF OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND.…

## Other reports on N8283E (1)

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

- [Incident 19870729063739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729063739I), Jul 29, 1987: Cessna 172N (N8283E), Thief River Fal, MN, Minor damage. Nosewheel separated after a touch and go. Safe landing. The axle had failed due to an old crack.

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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