# Accident 19900831037919A: Cessna 172P, Plainville, CT, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98409 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831037919A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT LANDED IN A CRABBED ANGLE HOPPED SIDEWAYS RAN OFF RUNWAY AND 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 NYC90LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA207), Aug 31, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98409), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A CROSS WIND LANDING, SUBSEQUENTLY RUNNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

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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