# Accident 19900428013199A: Cessna 172N, Angola, IN, April 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6404° N, 85.0005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6404&lon=-85.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5685E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5685E-1998-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428013199A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND NOSED UP IN 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 CHI90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA120), Apr 28, 1990: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE ADVERSE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5685E (1)

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

- [Accident 19970518010949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518010949A), May 18, 1997: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Added power but hit runway and flipped over. Damaged airframe and firewall. (-23) on may 18, 1997 at approximately 0915 EST, a Cessna model…

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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