# Accident 19891002038759A: Cessna 501, Sedona, AZ, October 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9397° N, 111.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9397&lon=-111.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617CC-1996-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,460 total, 50 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002038759A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND RESULTED IN NOSE HIGH STALL AND RUNWAY EXCURSION INTO TREES.

## 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 LAX90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA001), Oct 2, 1989: Cessna 501 (N617CC), Sedona, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT AND/OR RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CROSSWIND, GUSTS, TURBULENCE,…

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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