# Accident 19891106044669A: Cessna 172, Safford, AZ, November 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8333° N, 109.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Safford, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8333&lon=-109.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5624A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5624A-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 40 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044669A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL INTO TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE. WAS SEARCHING FOR DEER. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX90FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA025), Nov 6, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5624A), Safford, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE AIRCRAFT'S STALL SPEED AS HE TURNED AWAY FROM ASCENDING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT'S INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM IMPROPER GRADE OF FUEL AND…

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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