# Accident 19890124001189A: Cessna 172P, Mooresville, NC, January 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1989, 18:39 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Miller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5694° N, 80.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5694&lon=-80.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98990, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98990-1989-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 49 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DMG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890124001189A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND LEFT WING LOW TRYING TO LAND ON A UNLIT RUNWAY AFTER DARK. IMPACT SEVERED GEAR AND DAMAGED WINGS.

## 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 ATL89DMG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG02), Jan 24, 1989: Cessna 172P (N98990), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND…

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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