# Accident 19911214056279A: Cessna 172G, Jackson, MT, December 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1991, 12:39 local time
- Place: Jackson, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3109° N, 113.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3109&lon=-113.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4244L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4244L-1993-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056279A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES ON MOUNTAIN RIDGE FLYING LOW LOOKING FOR CATTLE. NO PRIOR MOUNTAIN FLYING EXPERIENCE.

## 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 SEA92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA028), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna C-172G (N4244L), Jackson, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE IMPROPER FLAP SETTING, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, LACK OF…

## Other reports on N4244L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760531013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013239A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172G (N4244L), Harlowtown, MT, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

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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