# Accident 19890617016039A: Cessna 172K, Bagdad, AZ, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5000° N, 113.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5000&lon=-113.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9729V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9729V-1990-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 133 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016039A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH ROCKY TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA216), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 175K (N9729V), Bagdad, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N9729V (1)

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

- [Incident 19790804030939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030939I), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N9729V), San Carlos, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout when wind gust ballooned aircraft.

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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