# Accident 19890625018659A: Cessna 172P, Greenville, SC, June 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1989, 09:37 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0807° N, 82.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0807&lon=-82.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53667-1990-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 370 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625018659A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE.

## 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 BFO89FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA048), Jun 25, 1989: Cessna 172P (N53667), Caesars Head, SC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH WOODED TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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