# Incident 19890226010559I: Cessna 172N, Plano, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Dallas North Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6297D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6297D-1996-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226010559I

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6297D (1)

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

- [Accident 19901205053119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205053119A), Dec 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N6297D), Plano, TX, Destroyed. Pumped throttle trying to start cold engine. Backfired and fire in intake. Stopped cranking. Aircraft burned.

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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