# Accident 19890207001809A: Cessna 172RG, Mosinee, WI, February 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1989, 18:20 local time
- Place: Mosinee, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7791° N, 89.6803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7791&lon=-89.6803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6525V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6525V-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 33 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890207001809A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. DESCENDED INTO TREES NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI89FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA049), Feb 8, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6525V), Mosinee, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AS A RESULT OF INITIATING THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, SNOW, AND LOW CEILINGS.

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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