# Accident 19890503010679A: Cessna 172P, Burnett, TX, May 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Burnett, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7602° N, 98.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7602&lon=-98.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253K-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 25 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890503010679A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IMC. LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. HIGH SPEED IMPACT. VNR WAS GIVEN TO PILOT.

## 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 FTW89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA090), May 3, 1989: Cessna 172P (N5253K), Burnet, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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