# Accident 19901016046289A: Cessna 172P, Fort Wayne, IN, October 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1498° N, 85.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1498&lon=-85.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5499K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499K-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016046289A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED TAIL ON TAKEOFF HITTING RUNWAY LIGHT. CONTINUED NOSE HIGH CLIMB UNTIL STALL.

## 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 CHI91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA011), Oct 16, 1990: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE PREMATURE ROTATION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N5499K (2)

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

- [Accident 19880214002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214002449A), Feb 14, 1988: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Drifted into snowbank on runway edge during flare hit a snowbank and nosed over. Crosswind component was exceeded.
- [Incident 19851222068319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222068319I), Dec 22, 1985: Cessna 172P (N5499K), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear went off side of runway during landing. Damage to wheel fairing.

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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