# Accident 19891202049169A: Raven RX7, Chandler, AZ, December 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3203° N, 111.8207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3203&lon=-111.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64997, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64997-2007-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202049169A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHIFT ON LANDING ON THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND. IMPACT WAS HARD AND A PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA048), Dec 2, 1989: Aerostar RX-7 (N64997), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: VARIABLE AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

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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