# Accident 19891223052959A: Cessna 172, Byron, CA, December 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1989, 14:28 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8508° N, 121.6196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8508&lon=-121.6196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8218B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218B-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,079 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223052959A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED HANGAR TWO TIMES. ON LAST PULLUP MADE STEEP TURN. DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA058), Dec 23, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8218B), Byron, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT TERRAIN CLEARANCE ALTITUDE DURING A LOW ALTITUDE TURN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS WITH…

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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