# Accident 19911110050089A: Cessna 172M, Carmel Valley, CA, November 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1991, 11:49 local time
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3899° N, 121.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3899&lon=-121.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80274, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80274-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 18 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911110050089A

## Narrative

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

FLEW PAST AIRPORT INTO CANYON AND RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK BRUSH AND GROUND IN A TURN. TOO LOW TO CLEAR UPSLOPE.

## 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 LAX92FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA043), Nov 10, 1991: Cessna 172M (N80274), Carmel Valley, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND DURING AN INTENTIONAL LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT BECOMING DISTRACTED WHILE…

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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