# Accident 19990628045809A: Cessna 172G, Union, IN, June 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Union, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3495° N, 87.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3495&lon=-87.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5869R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5869R-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628045809A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ STATED WHILE FLYING PIPELINES HE DECIDED TO LAND DUE TO LOWERING CLOUD CEILINGS. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 65 AND ON ROLL OUT HE ATTEMPTED A STRAIGHT TAXI ONTO HIGHWAY 300 WEST, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A HIGHWAY STOP SIGN.  THE IMPACT VEERED THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT INTO A BEAN FILED.  WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 CHI99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA201), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna 172G (N5869R), Union, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the sign. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings and the sign which was contacted.

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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