# Accident 19891016040719A: Cessna 172N, Eddyville, KY, October 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Eddyville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0710° N, 88.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0710&lon=-88.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733WK-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 340 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016040719A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RADIO TOWER AND CRASHED WHILE FOLLOWING A TOLLWAY UNDER LOW CLOUDS AND HEAVY RAIN. WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO.

## 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 ATL90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA008), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Eddyville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: LOW CEILING AND RAIN.

## Other reports on N733WK (2)

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

- [Incident 19881216065329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881216065329I), Dec 16, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Red Oak, IA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway and nosed up. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19810815049959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815049959I), Aug 15, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733WK), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Battery was low. Pilot had no assistance. Hand propped engine to start. Aircraft went through fence into borrow pit

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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