# Accident 19890119001719A: Cessna 172, Williamsburg, OH, January 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0510° N, 84.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0510&lon=-84.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8774B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8774B-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 450 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119001719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA079), Jan 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8774B), Williamsburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DEFECTIVE GASKET IN THE FUEL STRAINER WHICH CAUSED A RESTRICTION IN FUEL FLOW DURING CLIMBOUT.

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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