19890212003779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Sacramento, CA · February 12, 1989

Date
February 12, 1989 · 18:10 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Natomas Field Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73309
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA109
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total8 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On third landing attempt tried to go around with full flaps. Hit light pole and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ON THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS. HIT LIGHT POLE AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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