# Accident 19890217002269A: Cessna 172N, Wilmington, OH, February 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Clinton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4407° N, 83.8306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4407&lon=-83.8306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 343 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890217002269A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON SHORT FINAL AND HIT A TREE. 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 ATL89LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA089), Feb 17, 1989: Cessna 172 (N739US), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS, TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: VARIABLE CROSSWIND…

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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