# Accident 19890129001539A: Cessna 172N, Ainsworth, NE, January 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ainsworth, NE
- Airport: Ainsworth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5404° N, 99.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5404&lon=-99.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4843G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4843G-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 41 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129001539A

## Narrative

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

STALL, MUSHED INTO OPEN FIELD DURING A GO AROUND. BLAMED POWER LOSS BUT ENGINE CHECKED OK. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA056), Jan 29, 1989: Cessna 172 (N4843G), Ainsworth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER FROM UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CROSSWIND…

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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