# Incident 19890930055459I: Cessna 172, Danbury, CT, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172MG-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930055459I

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST AND VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT A SIGN POST.

## Other reports on N172MG (2)

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

- [Accident 20071121829599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071121829599A), Nov 21, 2007: Cessna 172N (N172MG), Hamilton Twnsh, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel.
- [Incident 19830222009339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222009339I), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 172N (N172MG), Farmingdale, NY. Lost power on takeoff. Engine quit during emergency landing on other runway. Exhaust valve failed. Lifters galled.

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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