# Accident 19970704018239A: Cessna 172, Aguiguan Island, Northern Mariana Islands, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Aguiguan Island, Northern Mariana Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8189B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8189B-2020-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704018239A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF STRIP LANDING INTO TREES AND HIT A LOG. PILOT NOT COOPERATIVE WITH FAA INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX97LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA239), Jul 4, 1997: Cessna 172 (N8189B), Aguiguan Island, Mauritius, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment while landing on an undeveloped private dirt strip.

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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