# Accident 19890101000079A: Cessna 170A, Speculator, NY, January 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Speculator, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5800° N, 74.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5800&lon=-74.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1432D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1432D-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 41 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890101000079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL DESCENDING THROUGH CLOUDS.BROKE OUT,RECOVERED BUT FAILED TO NOTICE CONTINUED DESCENT INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA060), Jan 1, 1989: Cessna 170A (N1432D), Speculator, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: INACCURATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS BY THE PILOT WHO INADVERTENTLY FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT FROM VFR INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHILE MAKING A DESCENT AT NIGHT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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