# Accident 19960727020089A: Cessna 172M, Backus, MN, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 22:35 local time
- Place: Backus, MN
- Airport: Backus Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0697° N, 93.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0697&lon=-93.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1620V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620V-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020089A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST FOR NIGHT LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. STALLED INTO TREES ON CLIMBING TURNOUT. (-23) PILOT (GARY BRADFORD) WAS LANDING AT THE BACKUS AIRPORT, WHICH HE HAD DONE BEFORE, BUT THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME AT NIGHT. HE CAME IN HIGH & FAST, AND HAD TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND, HE BANKED TOO HARD AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI96LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA256), Jul 27, 1996: Cessna 172M (N1620V), Backus, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his abrupt maneuver to avoid the tree tops. The dark night was a factor.

## Other reports on N1620V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910816040439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816040439I), Aug 16, 1991: Cessna 172M (N1620V), Madison, MO. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on a highway. Obtained fuel and continued flight.

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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