# Incident 19890414014859I: Cessna 172N, Whitefield, NH, April 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Whitefield Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3713° N, 71.6100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3713&lon=-71.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1973F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1973F) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 12 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414014859I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST AND ON TOP. HAD ACCIDENTLY TURNED RADIO OFF. SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND FOLLOWED IT TO ITS DESTINATION

## Other reports on N1973F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910204006339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910204006339I), Feb 4, 1991: Cessna 172N (N1973F), Lebanon, NH, Minor damage. Left brake locked on touchdown. Aircraft veered off runway and nosed over briefly before righting itself.

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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