# Accident 19890129038172A: Cessna 172, Seneca Falls, NY, January 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Seneca Falls Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9106° N, 76.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9106&lon=-76.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129038172A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 150, N17109,LANDED ON TOP OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE BOTH WERE ON FINAL FOR LANDING AT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY

## Other aircraft in the event

- N17109, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19890129038171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129038171A)

## 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 NYC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA076), Jan 29, 1989: Cessna 172 (N12679), Seneca Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE C-150, N17109, TO MAINTAIN PROPER SEPARATION FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N12679 (2)

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

- [Incident 20191017020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020129I), Oct 17, 2019: Cessna 172M (N12679), Tamiami, FL, Minor damage. N12679 was cleared for takeoff rwy 27R.... As N12679 was moving towards the runway he struck the wing of another Cessna 172 that was holding short of the…
- [Incident 19880108004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108004309I), Jan 8, 1988: Cessna 172M (N12679), Syracuse, NY. Rough engine on climbout. Returned to airport. Possible carburetor problem.

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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