# Accident 19980914024029A: Cessna 172N, Harrisburg, IL, September 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, IL
- Airport: Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7293° N, 88.5410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7293&lon=-88.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733XG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733XG-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914024029A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE LOST POWER.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FORCIBLY RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY AN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 665 FEET FROM WHERE IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24, APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THIS INVESTIGATION INDICATED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH ANY OF THE AIRPLANE'S COMPONENTS OR SYSTEM OPERATION.

## 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 CHI98LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA335), Sep 15, 1998: Cessna 172 (N733XG), Harrisburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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