# Accident 19891104044349A: Brasov IS28B2, Chilcoot, CA, November 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chilcoot, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7499° N, 120.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7499&lon=-120.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72598-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044349A

## Narrative

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

TRYING FOR OFF AIRPORT LANDING, ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT NEAR RIDGE. STRUCK 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 SEA90LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA011), Nov 4, 1989: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N72598), Chilcoot, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DOWN DRAFT AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPEREINCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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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