# Accident 19890713022439A: Cessna 172G, Forest, MS, July 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Forest, MS
- Airport: Forest Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3497° N, 89.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3497&lon=-89.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3905L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3905L-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,624 total, 680 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890713022439A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED OUT NOSE HIGH ON TOUCH AND GO. STALLED AND CRASHED. PILOT BLAMED WEAK POWER. WATER FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 MIA89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA199), Jul 13, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3905L), Forest, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FROM WATER IN THE FUEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: UNEVEN RUNWAY, PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, A GUSTY…

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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