# NTSB Accident ATL89LA185
> **CESSNA 172K** · 1989-07-27 · WILMINGTON, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA185
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28727
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-27
- **Location:** WILMINGTON, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.210823, -77.910614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N7444G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION/PLANNING BY THE PILOT REGARDING THE UNIQUE LIGHT FEATURES ON RUNWAY 18 (LIGHTS MOUNTED ALONG THE EAST SIDE ONLY). IN ADDITION THE PILOT FAILED TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED BETWEEN THE LIGHTS.

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