# Accident 19890901033259A: Cessna 172P, Northfield, NH, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 22:05 local time
- Place: Northfield, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4331° N, 71.5923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northfield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4331&lon=-71.5923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65595, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65595-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,535 total, 1,499 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901033259A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC AND SEVER TURBULENCE. DESCENDED TO TRY FOR VFR BUT STRUCK CLOUD OBSCURED HILL. ALCOHOL.

## 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 NYC89FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA206), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 172P (N65595), Northfield, NH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INITIATED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE AND THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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