# Accident 19890226002589A: Cessna 172N, Decatur, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2542° N, 97.5805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR MUNI (LUD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2542&lon=-97.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226002589A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO STOP ON GRASS STRIP RAN OFF END STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. WIND GUST TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA058), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172 (N734DR), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A DOWNWIND LANDING AND AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. THE GUSTY TAILWIND, DITCH, AND RAILING (FENCE) WERE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N734DR (1)

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

- [Incident 20040616012789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616012789I), Jun 16, 2004: Cessna 172N (N734DR), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing on runway 32 pilot lost control of aircraft and veered off the runway on east side at the 6000 ft. remaining marker. Pilot bounced on…

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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