# Accident 19891209049489A: Cessna 172M, Linden, MI, December 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1989, 06:50 local time
- Place: Linden, MI
- Airport: Prices Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8094° N, 83.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8094&lon=-83.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1326U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1326U-1990-08-15) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891209049489A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. DIVED INTO GROUND IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA040), Dec 9, 1989: Cessna 172M (N1326U), Linden, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED FOR FLIGHT. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.

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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