# Accident 19890530013472A: Cessna 172N, Sacramento, CA, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 06:35 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5108° N, 121.4890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5108&lon=-121.4890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WR) (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: 280 total, 38 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013472A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY RISING SUN, TAXIED INTO CESSNA 1844Q THAT HAD STOPPED ON THE RUNUP PAD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1844Q, Cessna 177RG: [Accident 19890530013471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013471A)

## 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 LAX89LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA208), May 30, 1989: Cessna 172N (N737WR), Sacramento, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT DISPLAYED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TAXIING IN THE RUNUP AREA WHEN VISUAL LOOKOUT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED.

## Other reports on N737WR (1)

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

- [Accident 19960609014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609014519A), Jun 9, 1996: Cessna STC172 (N737WR), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up wing landing weathervaned. Ran off runway. Struck sign. Skidded into ditch. Collapsed gear.

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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