19890131002339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Bruceton Mills, WV · January 31, 1989

Date
January 31, 1989 · 06:15 local
Place
Bruceton Mills, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8264U
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89LA017
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total110 in this make and model

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, struck a guardrail during forced landing on a highway. Flipped over rail into ditch. Carb icing present

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL DURING FORCED LANDING ON A HIGHWAY.FLIPPED OVER RAIL INTO DITCH. CARB ICING PRESENT

NTSB investigation

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