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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Houma, LA · July 4, 1989

Date
July 4, 1989 · 12:54 local
Place
Houma, LA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5489W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA128
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost control descending into clouds, stress failed right wing then vertical dive to impact. IFR skill level unknown

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DESCENDING INTO CLOUDS, STRESS FAILED RIGHT WING THEN VERTICAL DIVE TO IMPACT. IFR SKILL LEVEL UNKNOWN

NTSB investigation

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