# Accident 19890311003909A: Cessna 172G, Coolidge, GA, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 18:20 local time
- Place: Coolidge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0107° N, 83.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0107&lon=-83.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1365F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1365F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300-D (registry code 17176, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,706 total, 140 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003909A

## Narrative

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

HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH FUEL CONTAMINATION CORRECTED. THEN ENGINE QUIT ON FERRY FLIGHT. SAME FIBROUS CONTAMINATION.

## 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 ATL89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA102), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna 172G (N1365F), Coolidge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION OF AN UNKNOWN ORIGIN, FAILURE OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO LOCATE AND REMOVE ALL CONTAMINATION, CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT AFTER THE CAUSE OF A KNOWN…

## Other reports on N1365F (2)

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

- [Accident 19910410009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410009749A), Apr 10, 1991: Cessna 172G (N1365F), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Forced landing in trees. Found water and dirt in carburetor. Had recent annual.
- [Incident 19790501025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501025449I), May 1, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1365F), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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