# Accident 19890715022499A: Cessna 175, Lawton, MI, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lawton, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1590° N, 85.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1590&lon=-85.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715022499A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON SHORE DURING WATER TAKEOFF. ABORTED, TURNED,WING HIT WATER SEVERED A FLOAT AND WATERLOOPED

## 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 CHI89DEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM04), Jul 15, 1989: Cessna 175 (N7404M), Lawton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING TAKEOFF AND HIS EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT AT TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

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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