# Accident 19891225053339A: Cessna 172M, Salem, OR, December 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1989, 14:55 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0101° N, 123.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0101&lon=-123.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21543) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 63 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891225053339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA031), Dec 25, 1989: Cessna 172M (N21543), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE: THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION AND THE POLE.

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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