# Accident 19911126053709A: Cessna 172RG, Litchfield, MN, November 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1102° N, 94.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1102&lon=-94.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9589B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9589B-1994-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 70 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126053709A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED FROZEN LAKE. WAS ADVISED BY FSS VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 CHI92FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA035), Nov 27, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N9589B), Litchfield, MN, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE HAD SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE; VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, DISREGARDING HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORIES, PERFORMING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER…

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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