# Accident 19890612059119A: Cessna 172A, Madison Heights, VA, June 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Madison Heights, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4503° N, 79.1082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison Heights, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4503&lon=-79.1082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7605T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605T-1991-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612059119A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT ON SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY DUE TO HAZE. TRIED TO RETURN, LOW ON FUEL, OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

## 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 BFO89LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA044), Jun 12, 1989: Cessna 172A (N7605T), Madison Heights, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN THE INITIATION OF A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT…

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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