# Accident 19890803031159A: Cessna 172M, Apalachicola, FL, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 12:10 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7200° N, 84.9897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7200&lon=-84.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RF-1989-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803031159A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO UNSEEN WAKE OF A LOW FLYING MILITARY JET AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO WATER UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR IMPACT.

## 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 MIA89LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA211), Aug 3, 1989: Cessna 172 (N64RF), Apalachicola, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION CONCERNING ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER.

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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