# Accident 19890218002189A: Cessna 172F, Safford, AZ, February 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8100° N, 109.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8100&lon=-109.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8492U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8492U-1990-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA113), Feb 18, 1989: Cessna 172F (N8492U), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF WING FLAPS.

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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