# Accident 19891031044149A: Cessna 172RG, Laramie, WY, October 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1989, 17:32 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: General Brees Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3095° N, 105.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3095&lon=-105.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4825V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825V-1992-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891031044149A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER AND SPIRALED IN. LOST GYROS DUE WORN SPLINES ON VACUMM DRIVE.

## 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 DEN90FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA017), Nov 1, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N4825V), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AFTER THE PILOT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM WHICH…

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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