# Accident 19891114045259A: Cessna 172D, Mt Morris, IL, November 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mt Morris, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0483° N, 89.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0483&lon=-89.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2796U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2796U-1991-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891114045259A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED LOW ALTITUDE IN DENSE FOG,ENGINE CUTTING OUT. IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 CHI90FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA026), Nov 15, 1989: Cessna 172D (N2796U), Mt Morris, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE OVERCONFIDENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT.

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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