Accident · 1989-03-27

NTSB case CHI89DEP02 · CESSNA 172M · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-03-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (N9578V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GRAN AIRE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GRAN AIRE, INC.

Probable cause

PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE. UNSUITABLE (SOFT) TERRAIN AND TRANSMISSION WIRES IN THE LANDING AREA WERE CONSIDERED TO BE FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case CHI89DEP02

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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