# Accident 19900629028379A: Cessna 172B, Houston, TX, June 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8297° N, 95.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8297&lon=-95.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8190X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8190X-1993-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629028379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING DURING TOUCH AND GO,RAN OFF RUNWAY THROUGH FENCE AND INTO A 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 FTW90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA127), Jun 29, 1990: Cessna 172 (N8190X), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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