# Accident 19890926052849A: Cessna 172K, Eastsound, WA, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6201° N, 122.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6201&lon=-122.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84152, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84152-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926052849A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST SOLO LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH.

## 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 SEA89LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA184), Sep 26, 1989: Cessna 172K (N84152), East Sound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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