# Accident 19911205054649A: Cessna 172B, Tulsa, OK, December 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1991, 04:40 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Harvey Young Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0398° N, 95.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0398&lon=-95.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6947X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6947X-2003-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205054649A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON FORCED LANDING ON FREEWAY. 2 PERSONS SEEN LEAVING SCENE. APPARENTLY CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 FTW92LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA038), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A WIRE. A FACTOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOLEN BY TWO UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

## Other reports on N6947X (1)

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

- [Accident 20030326004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030326004969A), Mar 26, 2003: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 26, 2003, at approximately 1630 CST, a Cessna 172, N6947X was substantially damaged following a hard landing and subsequent overturn during…

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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