# Incident 19890624038119I: Cessna 172N, Fairmount, KS, June 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1989, 16:07 local time
- Place: Fairmount, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1917° N, 94.9355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmount, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1917&lon=-94.9355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4978G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4978G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 44 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624038119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING IN INTENSE TURBULENCE HAIL AND LIGHTNING WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N4978G (1)

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

- [Incident 20040511007979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511007979I), May 11, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4978G), Denver, CO. (-23) Aircraft was being vectored to a practice ILS approach to runway 29R at jefferson county airport. Once the aircraft had been cleared for approach, the…

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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