19890119001719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Williamsburg, OH · January 19, 1989

Date
January 19, 1989 · 15:30 local
Place
Williamsburg, OH
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8774B
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA079
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
780 total450 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Ditched in a pond off end of runway. Fuel strainer gasket defective. Restricted fuel flow.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN A POND OFF END OF RUNWAY. FUEL STRAINER GASKET DEFECTIVE. RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.