# Accident 19890813028809A: Cessna 172P, Pass A Grille, FL, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 13:55 local time
- Place: Pass A Grille, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7407° N, 82.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7407&lon=-82.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99901-1990-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,458 total, 158 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028809A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING AND IMPACT GULF WATERS OFFSHORE. AIRCRAFT SANK IMMEDIATELY.

## 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 MIA89FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA220), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 172P (N99901), Pass-A-Grille, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A STALL/SPIN. EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF AVAILABLE ALTITUDE FOR SPIN RECOVERY WERE PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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