# Accident 19890514011429A: Cessna R172E, Young, AZ, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 14:05 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0804° N, 111.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0804&lon=-111.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 134 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514011429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA194), May 14, 1989: Cessna R172E (N88778), Young, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO LAND AT THE RESTRICTED AIRPORT WHICH HAD A TREE LOCATED 20 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTERLINE ONCE HE MADE…

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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