# Accident 19890606014489A: Cessna 172P, Pine Bluff, AR, June 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1989, 23:15 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1745° N, 91.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1745&lon=-91.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63535, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63535-1990-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 39 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014489A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS FOR NIGHT LANDING. MADE ILS TO FIND RUNWAY BUT LANDED ALONG SIDE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA127), Jun 7, 1989: Cessna 172 (N63535), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT BY CONTINUING THE APPROACH WHEN THE RUNWAY LIGHTS DID NOT ACTIVATE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: DARK NIGHT AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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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