# Accident 19920401007849A: Cessna 172H, Browntown, WI, April 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1992, 11:17 local time
- Place: Browntown, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5698° N, 89.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5698&lon=-89.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3884R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3884R-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401007849A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLEW INTO SNOW STORM. VERTIGO AND SPIRAL DIVE INDICATED PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. CFI AWARE SNOW AREA FOR FLIGHT

## 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 CHI92FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA119), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172H (N3884R), Browntown, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE SNOW CONDITIONS, AN INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION BY BOTH THE…

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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