# Accident 19890617015979A: Cessna 177, Banning, CA, June 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1989, 14:45 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9506° N, 116.8307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9506&lon=-116.8307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29339, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29339-1989-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,705 total, 48 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617015979A

## Narrative

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

POOR CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ELECTED TO LAND IN RUNWAY OVERRUN AND HIT A RIDGE OF SAND. TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES.

## 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 LAX89LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA219), Jun 17, 1989: Cessna 177 (N29339), Banning, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.