# Accident 19911122053439A: Cessna 172P, Marquette, MI, November 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1991, 21:30 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5502° N, 87.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5502&lon=-87.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96147, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96147-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,686 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053439A

## Narrative

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

DURING VECTORS FOR ILS APPROACH WAS UNABLE HOLD ALTITUDE DUE ICE. SETTLED IN TREES. AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR ICING

## 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 CHI92LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA033), Nov 23, 1991: Cessna 172P (N96147), Marquette, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN AIRFRAME (WING) ICING AND THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DARKNESS WERE RELATED…

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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