# Accident 19900321004879A: Cessna 172G, Gulfshores, AL, March 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1990, 16:05 local time
- Place: Gulfshores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2700° N, 87.7010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2700&lon=-87.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4373L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4373L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,670 total, 2,700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900321004879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE RUNNING,BRAKE ON AND CHOCKED WHILE WORKING ON BANNER HITCH. AIRPLANE GOT AWAY RAN INTO DITCH NOSED OVER

## 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 ATL90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA083), Mar 21, 1990: Cessna 172G (N4373L), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE OR PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE LEFT IT UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

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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