# Accident 19890812033709A: Cessna R172K, AK, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989
- Place: AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1211V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1211V-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812033709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE 08/12/89. WRECKAGE LOCATED 08/16/90,IN A RAVINE.5NE VICTORY AK, BURNED BACK TO EMPENAGE

## 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 ANC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA181), Aug 12, 1989: Cessna R172K (N1211V), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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