# Accident 19890206001789A: Cessna 172RG, Mayville, ND, February 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Mayville, ND
- Airport: Mayville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5005° N, 97.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5005&lon=-97.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9459D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9459D-2010-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890206001789A

## Narrative

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

SLID INTO A SNOWBANK LANDING ON A ICY RUNWAY IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.

## 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 DEN89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA072), Feb 6, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N9459D), Mayville, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN ICY RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY FOR TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9459D (1)

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

- [Incident 19880923055359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923055359I), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 172L (N9459D), Grafton, ND, Minor damage. Student accidently put gear handle in up position on takeoff roll. Nose gear collapsed causing minor damage.

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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