# Accident 19890321004299A: Cessna 172H, Melbourne, FL, March 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1989, 17:31 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0805° N, 80.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0805&lon=-80.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1480F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480F-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321004299A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED INTO VERTICAL BANK AFTER LIFTOFF IN A CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL AND LEFT WING HIT GROUND. TOO SLOW FOR CONTROL

## 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 MIA89FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA111), Mar 21, 1989: Cessna 172H (N1480F), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INAPPROPRIATE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.