# Accident 19911111050129A: Cessna 170B, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, November 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4892° N, 112.4405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4892&lon=-112.4405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,663 total, 738 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911111050129A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND AT NIGHT TURNING FINAL LANDING. WRONG INFO ON AIRPORT ELEVATION. ALTIMETER WRONG.LANDING LIGHT OFF

## 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 LAX92LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA044), Nov 12, 1991: Cessna 170B (N8172A), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S; 1) INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, 2) FAILURE TO OBTAIN CURRENT NOTAM INFORMATION, AND 3) FAILURE TO OBTAIN A CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT…

## Other reports on N8172A (2)

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

- [Incident 20061219029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061219029629I), Dec 19, 2006: Cessna 170B (N8172A), Skull Valley, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he jump-started the aircraft because the battery was dead. After the engine started, the jumper cables became entangled in the…
- [Incident 19890103007709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890103007709I), Jan 3, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8172A), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Making short approach at request of ATC lost control of aircraft on a crosswind landing and ground looped.

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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