19890514011429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172E · Young, AZ · May 14, 1989

Date
May 14, 1989 · 14:05 local
Place
Young, AZ
Airport
Pleasant Valley Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88778
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA194
Reported as
Cessna R172E
Reported engine
Continental IO360D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
218 total134 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left wing hit a tree close to runway edge just prior to landing. Lost control and crashed. Narrow strip and crosswind

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING HIT A TREE CLOSE TO RUNWAY EDGE JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.NARROW STRIP AND CROSSWIND

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.