# Accident 19890829032789A: Cessna U206F, Highland Falls, NY, August 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1989
- Place: Highland Falls, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3904° N, 73.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3904&lon=-73.9690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8559Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559Q-1990-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829032789A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM AIR TAXI TRIP 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 NYC89FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA204), Aug 29, 1989: Cessna U206F (N8559Q), West Point, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO AN AREA OF MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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