# Accident 19911120056759A: Cessna 172N, Boulder, CO, November 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1991, 10:10 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DROV
- Location: 40.0196° N, 105.2502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0196&lon=-105.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80893-2012-01-05) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120056759A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A SIGN WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. HAD TRIED TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE A CLOSED TAXIWAY. NOTAMS ON CLOSED TAXIWAYS.

## 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 DEN92LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA009), Nov 20, 1991: Cessna 172N (N80893), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE SIGN.

## Other reports on N80893 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950206001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950206001229A), Feb 6, 1995: Cessna 172M (N80893), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration unable climb. Aborted. Blew tire heavy braking. Ran off end of runway into a ditch. Early liftoff
- [Accident 19890620016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620016679A), Jun 20, 1989: Cessna 172M (N80893), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Familarization flight. Gusty surface wind. Landed in crab angle. Exited runway. Stabilizer hit runway light.

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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