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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Santa Ynez, CA · February 4, 1989

Date
February 4, 1989 · 10:45 local
Place
Santa Ynez, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98564
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA102
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
936 total85 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled and went into a spin trying to escape a severe downdraft. Recovered at 200 ft and crashed on rough ground.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED AND WENT INTO A SPIN TRYING TO ESCAPE A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. RECOVERED AT 200 FT AND CRASHED ON ROUGH GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.