# Accident 19890506010869A: Cessna 172, Industry, CA, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 02:46 local time
- Place: Industry, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0002° N, 118.0297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0002&lon=-118.0297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6129E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6129E-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER SUPPORT ARM WHILE FOLLOWING FREEWAY LOW ALTITUDE IN DENSE FOG. CRASHED ON FREEWAY

## 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 LAX89FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA182), May 6, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6129E), Industry, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO ENSURE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, FOG, AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO…

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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