# Accident 19890622020799A: Cessna 172M, Indianapolis, IN, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13652-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622020799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LEVEL OFF FROM DEPARTURE. HIT TREE ON LANDING.FUEL CONTAMINATED BY DISSOLVED FUEL PUMP FROM AUTO GAS

## 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 CHI89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA118), Jun 22, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13652), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM A DETERIORATING PART IN THE CARBURETOR. THE TREES AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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