# Accident 19890730025619A: Cessna 172E, Yerington, NV, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Airport: Yerington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8707° N, 119.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8707&lon=-119.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14454-2012-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025619A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS GROSS WEIGHT HIGH TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY ALTITUDE. CONTINUED DESCENT TO IMPACT.

## 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 SEA89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA142), Jul 30, 1989: Cessna 172E (N14454), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A LANDING GO-AROUND IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS.

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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