# Accident 19890814029209A: Cessna 172P, Ravenna, OH, August 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1499° N, 81.2393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1499&lon=-81.2393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4770J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4770J-2015-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 37 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029209A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON POWER APPLICATION FOR TOUCH AND GO. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA166), Aug 14, 1989: Cessna 172P (N4770J), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO.

## Other reports on N4770J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800622024429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622024429A), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4770J), Belvidere, IL, Destroyed. Student allowed airplane to drift off runway alignment on climbout. Unable to clear trees. Aborted, nosed over.

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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