19891025042829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Townsend, MA · October 25, 1989

Date
October 25, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place
Townsend, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6309F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA017
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total60 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Forced landing in trees. No defects found. Conditions good for carburetor icing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN TREES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.