# Accident 19890910034162A: Cessna 172N, Key West, FL, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 14:20 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5501° N, 81.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5501&lon=-81.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6552F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6552F) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034162A

## Narrative

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

STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. A WACO N32133 TAXIING BEHIND DID NOT SEE HIM STOP, STRUCK EMPENNAGE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N32133, Waco UPF7: [Accident 19890910034161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034161A)

## 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 MIA89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA245), Sep 10, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6552F), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE WACO PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE CESSNA 172 AND A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION.

## Other reports on N6552F (1)

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

- [Incident 20150204000589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150204000589I), Feb 4, 2015: Cessna 172N (N6552F), Chattanooga, TN, Minor damage. Student pilot landed aircraft on runway 23. After rollout on runway 23 aircraft slowed to a stop and began executing a 180 degree left turn so the student…

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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