# Accident 19890722024769A: Cessna R172K, Wisconsin Dells, WI, July 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6206° N, 89.7707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6206&lon=-89.7707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736DA-1990-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 69 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722024769A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. ON FORCED LANDING HIT A TREE. OIL CAP OFF.

## 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 CHI89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA141), Jul 22, 1989: Cessna R172K (N736DA), Wisconsin Dells, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS PROPERLY SECURED WHEN HE SERVICED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKEOFF, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF OIL AND OIL EXHAUSTION. THE TREE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A…

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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