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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Wilmington, OH · February 17, 1989

Date
February 17, 1989 · 12:15 local
Place
Wilmington, OH
Airport
Clinton Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739US
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA089
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
537 total343 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.

Allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment on short final and hit a tree. Strong crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON SHORT FINAL AND HIT A TREE. STRONG CROSSWIND.

NTSB investigation

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