19891225053339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Salem, OR · December 25, 1989

Date
December 25, 1989 · 14:55 local
Place
Salem, OR
Airport
Mcnary Fld
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21543
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA90LA031
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total63 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right wing collided with a pole while taxiing to park. Was distracted while talking to passenger.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A POLE WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. WAS DISTRACTED WHILE TALKING TO PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.