# Accident 19891120046419A: Cessna 172M, Port Allen, LA, November 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Port Allen, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4492° N, 91.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4492&lon=-91.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13055, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13055-2014-09-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,859 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120046419A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL FORCED LANDINGS DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE WAS FORCED DOWN AGAIN. HAD BEEN IN STORAGE. RUST, VARNISH IN FUEL

## 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 FTW90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA029), Nov 20, 1989: Cessna 172 (N13055), Port Allen, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/SERVICE OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N13055 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800511045069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800511045069I), May 11, 1980: Cessna 172M (N13055), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft encountered hail which broke out windshield. Safe landing made.

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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