# Accident 19911211055679A: Cessna 172C, Carlyle, IL, December 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Carlyle, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6093° N, 89.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6093&lon=-89.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8316X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8316X-1992-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 10 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055679A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON CLIMBOUT. BANKED,STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE. REPORTED SOME POWER LOSS. TWO CYLINDERS WEAK.

## 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 CHI92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA052), Dec 11, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8316X), Carlyle, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR, WHICH RESTULED IN FUEL STARVATION. THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) WERE A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8316X (1)

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

- [Incident 19811021088989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021088989I), Oct 21, 1981: Cessna 172C (N8316X), South Plainfiel, NJ. Za pilot had a power failure. Landed in a field. Carburetor ice or fuel blockage was the cause for malfunction.

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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