# Accident 19890704019399A: Cessna P210N, Houma, LA, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 12:54 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5807° N, 90.8094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5807&lon=-90.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5489W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5489W-1990-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704019399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW89FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA128), Jul 4, 1989: Cessna P210N (N5489W), Houma, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE 70 YEAR OLD PILOT, WHICH LED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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