- Date
- December 9, 1989, 06:50 local (11:50 UTC)
- Place
- Linden, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1326UCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891209049489A
- Case key
- 14517
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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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The accident airplane had just taken off and was in initial climb when it was observed to pitch over and descend into the ground. There were no mechanical defects discovered in either the powerplant or airframe. A post accident computation of the aircraft weight showed it to be 2527 pounds. This is 227 pounds over the 2300 pounds allowable gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1326U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172067014
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- 107th Flying Club Inc
- Destination
- BWG · Bowling Green, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 458 total · 313 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 110° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Observed at
- FNT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.