# Accident 19900408007579A: Cessna 172P, Savanna, IL, April 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1990, 13:20 local time
- Place: Savanna, IL
- Airport: Tri-Township Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0906° N, 90.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0906&lon=-90.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89594, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89594) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 19 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007579A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND. BEGAN GO AROUND ON GRASS THEN ABORTED AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH.

## 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 CHI90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA109), Apr 8, 1990: Cessna 172P (N89594), Savanna, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE STRONG/GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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