# Accident 19890412007899A: Cessna 172N, Dayton, OH, April 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1989, 16:35 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Green County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6804° N, 83.9408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6804&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4898G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4898G-1989-11-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412007899A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. HAD PASSENGER DUMP FLAPS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. STRUCK A UPSLOPE.

## 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 ATL89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA127), Apr 12, 1989: Cessna 172 (N4898G), Xenia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FLAPS. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE DOWNDRAFT.

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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