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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Safford, AZ · February 18, 1989

Date
February 18, 1989 · 13:45 local
Place
Safford, AZ
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8492U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA113
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total

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.

Buzzed relatives home several times. Stalled and impacted near vertical in open field.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED RELATIVES HOME SEVERAL TIMES. STALLED AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL IN OPEN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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