Accident · 1989-08-05

NTSB case NYC89LA192 · CESSNA R172K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-08-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (N758QB)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Freedom Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FREEDOM AVIATION

Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATED AIRSPEED FOR AN ABORTED LANDING (GO-AROUND), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

Source: NTSB case NYC89LA192

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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