# Accident 19891024042119A: Cessna 172N, Knightdale, NC, October 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1989, 01:00 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7905° N, 78.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7905&lon=-78.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737QG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737QG-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 32 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024042119A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER, TOO LOW ON NO FLAP,NIGHT APPROACH. HIT TREES.

## 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 ATL90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA012), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 172N (N737QG), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH TREES WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER.

## Other reports on N737QG (1)

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

- [Incident 19880721049799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721049799I), Jul 21, 1988: Cessna 172N (N737QG), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. During simulated forced landing,engine did not respond normally. Made forced landing on a sandbar and prop hit sand

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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