# Accident 19890121000939A: Cessna 172, Hartsville, TN, January 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1989, 12:03 local time
- Place: Hartsville, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2009° N, 86.3209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2009&lon=-86.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5834A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5834A-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121000939A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF SHORT STRIP, DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY,WING HIT A TREE, IMPACTED VERTICAL. ENGINE SHOWED POOR MAINTENANCE.

## 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 ATL89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA081), Jan 21, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5834A), Hartsville, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT-OFF PREMATURLY AT A SLOW AIRSPEED AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BEFORE INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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