# Accident 19890504010779A: Cessna 172M, Wentzville, MO, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Airport: Wentzville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8095° N, 90.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8095&lon=-90.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5092D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5092D-1991-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 159 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010779A

## Narrative

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

TOO LONG AND FAST FOR LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND, HIT WIRES AND CRASHED. WAS UNAWARE WAS LANDING DOWNWIND.

## 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 MKC89LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA100), May 4, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5092D), Wentzville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, THE ADVERSE…

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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