# Accident 19900606018929A: Cessna 172N, Chandeleur Isla, LA, June 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chandeleur Isla, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8358° N, 88.8345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandeleur Islands, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8358&lon=-88.8345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1071S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1071S-1990-10-09) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 535 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606018929A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED TOO SOON ON ROUGH BEACH TAKEOFF. IN A STALL WING HIT SAND. AIRCRAFT 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 FTW90LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA115), Jun 6, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1071S), Chandeleur Isld, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MINIMUM AIRSPEED REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT (VS) WAS NOT MAINTAINED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FATIGUED CONDITION, AND PREMATURE LIFT OFF.

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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