# Accident 19911217063129A: Cessna 172N, Cumberland, WI, December 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Cumberland, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5298° N, 92.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5298&lon=-92.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73920-2003-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911217063129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI92FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA059), Dec 17, 1991: Cessna 172N (N73920), Cumberland, WI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, A BLOCKED PITOT STATIC SYSTEM, LACK OF TOTAL…

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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