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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Hyannis, NE · September 20, 1989

Date
September 20, 1989 · 20:30 local
Place
Hyannis, NE
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DLMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733FY
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89FA197
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total300 in this make and model98 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran into low ceiling and heavy rain at night. Failed to note descent into ground.

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN AT NIGHT. FAILED TO NOTE DESCENT INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.