# Accident 19900310003739A: Cessna 172N, Bastrop, LA, March 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bastrop, LA
- Airport: Morehouse Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7697° N, 91.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7697&lon=-91.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3530E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3530E-1990-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900310003739A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON FINAL BEGAN CLINBING TURN GO AROUND STALLED CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW90LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA081), Mar 10, 1990: Cessna 172N (N3530E), Bastrop, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOR A GO-AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION AND TURBULENCE.

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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