# Accident 19890720026329A: Cessna 172G, Ridgeland, SC, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4796° N, 80.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4796&lon=-80.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4254L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4254L-1990-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 52 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720026329A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND HOT DAY.SETTLED ON LIFTOFF,CONTINUED IN NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT TO CLEAR TREES,STALLED AND CRASHED

## 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 ATL89FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA182), Jul 20, 1989: Cessna 172G (N4254L), Ridgeland, SC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT AND IMPROPER LIFT-OFF…

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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