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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Cumberland, WI · December 17, 1991

Date
December 17, 1991 · 09:45 local
Place
Cumberland, WI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N73920
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92FA059
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
922 total13 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In snowstorm called mayday prior crash into woods. Air intake and pitot tube clogged by ice. Not current for IFR.

As the FAA filed it

IN SNOWSTORM CALLED MAYDAY PRIOR CRASH INTO WOODS. AIR INTAKE AND PITOT TUBE CLOGGED BY ICE. NOT CURRENT FOR IFR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.