# Accident 19891014040259A: Cessna 172M, Cedarburg, WI, October 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Cedarburg, WI
- Airport: Grob Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2903° N, 87.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2903&lon=-87.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1325U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1325U-1989-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 402 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891014040259A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT ON A SFL ELECTED TO GO AROUND UNDER WIRES. VERTICAL FIN HIT WIRE AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA010), Oct 14, 1989: Cessna 172M (N1325U), Cedarburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DELAY OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) IN MAKING A GO-AROUND AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKING OFF AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WIRE (POWER LINE) AND HIGH VEGETATION WERE…

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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