# Accident 19890604014219A: Cessna 172N, Cedar Key, FL, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: The Cedars Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1391° N, 83.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1391&lon=-83.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6013E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013E-2019-01-31) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604014219A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 MIA89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA170), Jun 4, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6013E), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N6013E (1)

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

- [Accident 20170419004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170419004409A), Apr 19, 2017: Cessna 172N (N6013E), Yankeetown, FL, Substantial damage. On April 19, 2017, at 2045 EDT, a Cessna 172N, N6013E, registered to how, inc., made an emergency on water landing in the gulf of Mexico just off the coast of…

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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