# Accident 19911209059039A: Cessna 177, Elkhart, IN, December 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6791° N, 85.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6791&lon=-85.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2961X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2961X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911209059039A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. CONDITIONS FOR CARB 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 CHI92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA056), Dec 9, 1991: Cessna 177 (N2961X), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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