# Accident 19890204002079A: Cessna 172P, Santa Ynez, CA, February 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6395° N, 120.0190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6395&lon=-120.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98564-1991-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 85 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204002079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA102), Feb 4, 1989: Cessna 172P (N98564), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING OR TO OBTAIN INFLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORY INFORMATION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE DESCENDING IN…

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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