# Accident 19890901033659A: Cessna 172H, Sparrevohn, AK, September 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LCXC
- Location: 61.1598° N, 149.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1598&lon=-149.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2459L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459L) (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: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 840 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890901033659A

## Narrative

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

WIND BLEW PLASTIC BUCKET INTO PATH OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. BUCKET DAMAGED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA159), Sep 1, 1989: Cessna 172H (N2459L), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE BUCKET WHICH WAS BLOWN INTO THE FLIGHT PATH BY A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N2459L (2)

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

- [Accident 20031205033739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031205033739A), Dec 5, 2003: Cessna 172H (N2459L), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 05, 2003, about 1500 local time, a Cessna 172, N2459L, sustained substantial damage, and then sank into eklutna lake when it collided with a…
- [Accident 19751108034769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108034769A), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 172H (N2459L), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Plt didnt retract flaps & didnt use UNICOM.

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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