# Accident 19891221059779A: Cessna 172N, Nordland, WA, December 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1989, 13:12 local time
- Place: Nordland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0604° N, 122.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0604&lon=-122.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2228E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228E-2003-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891221059779A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO OCEAN AFTER TAKING PICTURES OF A BOAT. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HAZE AND NO HORIZON,SANK AND LOST

## 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 SEA90FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA027), Dec 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N2228E), Nordland, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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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