# Accident 19900813033019A: Cessna 172P, Ridge Springs, SC, August 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ridge Springs, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N66068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66068-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 370 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. HAD STUCK AND BENT VALVES. ENGINE WAS 345 HOURS OVER TBO. NO PRIOR WORK.

## 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 ATL90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA159), Aug 13, 1990: Cessna 172 (N66068), Ridge Spring, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY/OWNER TO FOLLOW STANDARD PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS DURING THE FORCED 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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