# Accident 19890425010609A: Cessna 172D, Ottawa, IL, April 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ottawa, IL
- Airport: Ottawa Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3500° N, 88.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3500&lon=-88.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98923, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98923) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890425010609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST 50 FEET OF RUNWAY. RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH. WAS STUDENTS 3RD SUPERVISED SOLO.

## 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 CHI89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA081), Apr 25, 1989: Cessna 172D (N98923), Ottawa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S CONTINUING AN APPROACH TO LANDING BEYOND THE POINT WHERE SHE COULD BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A CONTROLLED STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY SURFACE.

## Other reports on N98923 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130824016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824016549A), Aug 24, 2013: Cessna 172P (N98923), Mitchellville, MD, Substantial damage. There was a right crosswind on runway 36 (050@08KT). The pilot stated he was in a crab at touchdown and the aircraft immediately veered left. He had right…
- [Accident 19900106000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900106000239A), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98923), Newark, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on frozen wet grass runway after landing. Ran off end into a fence and ravine. Misjudged braking.

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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