# Accident 19890724028709A: Cessna STC170, Bricktown, NJ, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bricktown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0593° N, 74.1371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bricktown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0593&lon=-74.1371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8388A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8388A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC170
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,920 total, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724028709A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED. CRASH LANDED ON A ROAD. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT. NO CAUSE POWER LOSS FOUND.

## 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 NYC89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA175), Jul 24, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8388A), Bricktown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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