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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Springer, NM · November 2, 1991

Date
November 2, 1991 · 16:10 local
Place
Springer, NM
Airport
Springer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61539
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA017
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
623 total550 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into intense snowstorm following highway. Engine losing power due induction ice. Landed nearby unplowed runway

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO INTENSE SNOWSTORM FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. ENGINE LOSING POWER DUE INDUCTION ICE. LANDED NEARBY UNPLOWED RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.