# Accident 19960719018899A: Cessna 172N, Morrisville, VT, July 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1996
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 44.5573° N, 72.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5573&lon=-72.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5091G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5091G-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ON HAND HELD RADIO THAT HE HAD STRUCK A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 IAD96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA120), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 172 (N5091G), Stowe, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow proper IFR procedures and to maintain proper terrain clearance (altitude) during an NDB approach. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of instrument…

## Other reports on N5091G (1)

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

- [Incident 19830814062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814062089I), Aug 14, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5091G), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Jet blast from a turning 727 caused the right wing of 91G to lift up and hit the ground. 91G holding as instructed.

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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