# Accident 19880730071549A: Cessna 172L, Providence, RI, July 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1988, 05:03 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19699, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19699-1990-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 205 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730071549A

## Narrative

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

IFR FLIGHT PLAN INTO PREDICTED FOG CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS MISSED APPROACHES AND VECTORS. DITCHED IN BAY.

## 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 NYC88LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA199), Jul 30, 1988: Cessna 172L (N19699), No. Kingstown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE BOSTON CENTER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY UNDERSTAND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S REQUEST AND TO ASSESS THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

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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