# Accident 19891001037389A: Cessna 172P, Bingham, ME, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bingham, ME
- Airport: Gadabout Gaddis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTSA
- Location: 45.0403° N, 69.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GADABOUT GADDIS (ME08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0403&lon=-69.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89219-1990-01-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 375 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037389A

## Narrative

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

TURNED DOWNWIND AFTER TAKEOFF INTO RISING TERRAIN.UNABLE TO CLIMB,STALLED INTO TREES.TWO CHILDREN WITHOUT SEATBELTS

## 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 NYC90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA001), Oct 1, 1989: Cessna 172P (N89219), Bingham, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CAPABLE OF OUTCLIMBING THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN UNDER THE EXISTING WIND AND AIRPLANE WEIGHT CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN AN…

## Other reports on N89219 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880311005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880311005189A), Mar 11, 1988: Cessna 172P (N89219), Old Town, ME, Substantial damage. Was blown over while turning onto the taxiway. Wind exceeded aircraft control.

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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