# Accident 19940802019959A: Cessna 172I, Aberdeen, SD, August 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1994, 00:25 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Airport: Aberdeen Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4468° N, 98.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABERDEEN RGNL (ABR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4468&lon=-98.4224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35790, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320H1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 86 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940802019959A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST ELECTRIC POWER. MADE HARD NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. NO ELECTRICAL ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 CHI94LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA261), Aug 2, 1994: Cessna 172 (N35790), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A related factor is the dark night conditions.

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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