Accident · 1989-07-09

NTSB case FTW89LA131 · CESSNA 172K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (N758AN)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: DUGGAN, CHARLES M. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DUGGAN, CHARLES M. — None Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS BY NOT IDENTIFYING THE WIND DIRECTION ALONG WITH THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND, WIRES AND TREES.

Source: NTSB case FTW89LA131

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.

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