# Accident 19890726025399A: Cessna 172K, Winnabow, NC, July 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: Winnabow, NC
- Airport: Winnabow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2108° N, 77.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2108&lon=-77.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7444G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7444G-1990-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 107 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726025399A

## Narrative

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

LINED UP WITH RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS BY MISTAKE THEN HIT A PARKED TRUCK BANKING TO REALIGN.

## 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 ATL89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA185), Jul 27, 1989: Cessna 172K (N7444G), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION/PLANNING BY THE PILOT REGARDING THE UNIQUE LIGHT FEATURES ON RUNWAY 18 (LIGHTS MOUNTED ALONG THE EAST SIDE ONLY). IN ADDITION THE PILOT FAILED TO ALIGN 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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