# Accident 19891016044219A: Cessna 172, New Lenox, IL, October 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Lenox, IL
- Airport: New Lenox-Howell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5106° N, 87.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5106&lon=-87.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4269F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4269F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 360 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016044219A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. FAILED TO NOTE WIND HAD SHIFTED.

## 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 CHI90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA016), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 172 (N4269F), New Lenox, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN WIND INFORMATION, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS SELECTION OF AN UNFAVORABLE (WRONG) RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.

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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