# Accident 19981225033839A: Cessna 172R, Ancola, IN, December 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Ancola, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6405° N, 85.0003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6405&lon=-85.0003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989CP-2001-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981225033839A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.19) ON DECEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1350 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N989CP, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR ANGOLA, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 CIVIL AIR PATROL PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AT 1325. (-23) N989CP WAS PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WHICH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT WITH THE GROUND NEAR THE ANGOLA, IN. (ANQ) AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON THIS FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM FT WAYNE, IN AT 1325 EST. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN PILOT LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

## 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 CHI99FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA053), Dec 25, 1998: Cessna C-172R (N989CP), Angola, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control 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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