Accident · 1989-06-25

NTSB case BFO89FA048 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N53667)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CORNERSTONE AVIATION LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CORNERSTONE AVIATION

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH WOODED TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case BFO89FA048

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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