# Accident 19911102048779A: Cessna 172M, Springer, NM, November 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1991, 16:10 local time
- Place: Springer, NM
- Airport: Springer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3597° N, 104.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3597&lon=-104.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61539, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61539) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 550 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102048779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA017), Nov 2, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61539), Springer, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO FORCASTED ADVERSE WEATHER, HIS DISREGARD FOR THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORY RECEIVED WHICH RESULTED IN PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF…

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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