# Accident 19890815037969A: Cessna 172H, Lake Village, IN, August 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1500° N, 87.4625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE VILLAGE (C98), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1500&lon=-87.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2484L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2484L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 335 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815037969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD. WATER IN FUEL. AIRCRAFT SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 CHI89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA171), Aug 15, 1989: Cessna 172H (N2484L), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL/FUEL SYSTEM AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2484L (1)

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

- [Accident 20120909023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909023849A), Sep 9, 2012: Cessna 172H (N2484L), Phillipsburg, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot pulled power to idle and lost control of the aircraft. (Stall)aircraft dropped about 3 to 5 feet to the runway resulting in a hard landing and bounce.…

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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