# Accident 19890317004099A: Cessna 172M, Galveston, TX, March 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1989, 07:50 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2797° N, 94.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2797&lon=-94.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5280R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280R-2000-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004099A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND DURING AN ILS APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW IFR LANDING MINIMUMS. APPARENTLY NEVER SAW THE 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 FTW89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA068), Mar 17, 1989: Cessna 172M (N5280R), Galveston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH WERE BELOW MINIMUMS, AND FAILURE OF THE…

## Other reports on N5280R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790719022369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022369I), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 172M (N5280R), Starkville, MS, Minor damage. Nose wheel failed after hard landing.

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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