# Accident 19890108000279A: Cessna 172H, Chadron, NE, January 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Chadron, NE
- Airport: Chadron Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8202° N, 103.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8202&lon=-103.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3799R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799R-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 94 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108000279A

## Narrative

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

LOOKED INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT ON NIGHT TAKEOFF LOST VFR REFERENCE AND DESCENDED BACK TO GROUND FOLDING THE LEFT WING.

## 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 MKC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA049), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Chadron, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PLT FAILED TO DEVOTE FULL TIME & ATTENTION TO FLYING THE ACFT, WITH A RESULTING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N3799R (2)

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

- [Accident 19791209033619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033619A), Dec 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799R), Harrison, NE, Substantial damage. Landed on plowed snow and ice covered sod runway. Hit protruding snowbank. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19750330006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750330006989A), Mar 30, 1975: Cessna 172H (N3799R), Scottsbluff, NE, Substantial damage

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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