# Accident 19911126053539A: Cessna 172N, Saipan, PS, November 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1991, 10:55 local time
- Place: Saipan, PS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N733PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733PB-1992-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 68 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126053539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FALTERED ON RESUMING POWER AFTER PRACTICE SLOW FLIGHT. LANDING ON BEACH HIT ROCKS. CARB ICING PREVALENT.

## 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 LAX92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA051), Nov 26, 1991: Cessna 172M (N733PB), Saipan, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CORRECTLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N733PB (1)

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

- [Incident 19800826065659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065659I), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna 172N (N733PB), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing, bounced, porpoised. Damaged propeller and nose gear.

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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