# Accident 19891209049539A: Cessna 172G, Uxbridge, MA, December 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1989, 13:55 local time
- Place: Uxbridge, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0773° N, 71.6295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uxbridge, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0773&lon=-71.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4289L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4289L-1990-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 330 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891209049539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOCAL FLIGHT. STALLED INTO SWAMP. ICE BLOCKED FUEL STRAINER PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA037), Dec 9, 1989: Cessna 172G (N4289L), Uxbridge, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: ICE IN THE FUEL STRAINER, WHICH RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW & RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE, WHEN HE ABRUPTLY MANEUVERED IT TO AVOID A TRANSMISSION WIRE…

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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