# Accident 19900804030189A: Cessna 172L, Greensboro, AL, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, AL
- Airport: Greensboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6994° N, 87.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6994&lon=-87.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4386Q-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030189A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. DIVERTED TO GREENSBORO. LANDED LONG AND HIT FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. NR3 VALVE FAILED.

## 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 ATL90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA155), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 172L (N4386Q), Greensboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AND ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING.

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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