# Accident 19900915039649A: Cessna 172M, Aberdeen, SD, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4591° N, 98.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4591&lon=-98.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73059-1990-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 218 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915039649A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED ACCELERATED STALL AND SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE HAZING BLACKBIRDS FOR FARMER. SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENED.

## 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 CHI90FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA265), Sep 15, 1990: Cessna 172M (N73059), Aberdeen, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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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