# Accident 19890907035769A: Cessna R172K, Tucson, AZ, September 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1996° N, 110.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1996&lon=-110.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758HB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 500 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907035769A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED UNABLE TO ROTATE ON TAKEOFF THEN PITCHED UP,STALLED,LEFT THE RUNWAY AND PORPOISED. BLAMED WAKE LIGHT TWIN.

## 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 LAX89LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA310), Sep 7, 1989: Cessna 172 (N758HB), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

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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