# Incident 19891021062089I: Cessna 172M, Albany, KY, October 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albany, KY
- Airport: Spring Creek Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50526-2018-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021062089I

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. SET DOWN ON SAME RUNWAY. VEERED OFF SIDE TO AVERT DROP AT END. HIT A TREE.

## Other reports on N50526 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170604009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604009459A), Jun 4, 2017: Cessna 172M (N50526), Payson, AZ, Destroyed. While conducting a personal flight from ffz to pan with one passenger, pilot began approach to pan. Pilot planned on full stop at pan. Da at time was…

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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