# Accident 19900318004589A: Cessna 172N, Juneau, AK, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 13:02 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1220F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1220F-2012-06-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004589A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON CLIMB OUT, STRUCK A BARGE AND SANK.

## 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 SEA90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA053), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1220F), Juneau, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AND DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT THE SITUATION PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH AN OBJECT.

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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