# Accident 19891226053709A: Cessna 172P, Middletown, OH, December 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5593° N, 84.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5593&lon=-84.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65673, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65673) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891226053709A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LACK OF NORMAL POWER. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. DAMAGE TRYING TO BACK TAXI. CARB HEAT PARTIALLY ON

## 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 CHI90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA052), Dec 26, 1989: Cessna 172P (N65673), Middletown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INABILITY TO ESTABLISH A SUFFICIENT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERINECE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N65673 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870724066859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724066859I), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 172P (N65673), Hagerstown, IN, Minor damage. While back taxiing the wingtip struck a sign post 15 inches off runway edge. Sign to be relocated. Traffic on final

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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