# Accident 19900211020309A: Cessna 172P, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1907° N, 80.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1907&lon=-80.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98673, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98673-1997-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211020309A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RETURNING TO RAMP MANEUVERED TO PASS OUTBOUND TRAFFIC. WHEEL HIT TIEDOWN HOLE. AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A HANGAR.

## 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 MIA90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA069), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98673), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A TIE DOWN HOLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE HANGAR.

## Other reports on N98673 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920709024599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024599A), Jul 9, 1992: Cessna 172P (N98673), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control on flare for landing. Ran off side of runway. Blamed improper use of rudder and brakes.
- [Incident 19891116058499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058499I), Nov 16, 1989: Cessna 172P (N98673), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Lost oil pressure and engine seized. Landed in field. Oil pump gear had failed.

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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