# Accident 19890904033689A: Cessna 172K, Midolothian, TX, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 20:10 local time
- Place: Midolothian, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4890° N, 96.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4890&lon=-96.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736YG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736YG-2012-09-06) (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 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 17 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033689A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. STRUCK A MESQUITE TREE.

## 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 FTW89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA162), Sep 5, 1989: Cessna 172K (N736YG), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH A TREE.

## Other reports on N736YG (1)

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

- [Incident 19880920062789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920062789I), Sep 20, 1988: Cessna R172K (N736YG), Summerdale, AL, Minor damage. Forced landing in a field due to fuel exhaustion. Found a crack in seam of fuel tank. Fuel leaked out.

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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