- Date
- May 10, 1990, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mayaguez, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7268GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900510015389A
- Case key
- 32560
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Probable cause
The pilot's failue to conduct proper preflight preparations, resulting in a takeoff at 175 pounds over maximum allowable gross weight, with full flaps extended, and on the improper runway for wind conditions which resulted in the airplane being unable to climb after liftoff and subsequent collision with electrical lines 1,625 feet beyond the departure end of the runway.
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
Pilot made a downwind takeoff with full flaps extended at a weight 175 pounds over maximum allowable weight for the airplane. The airplane became airborne but would not climb. Airplane collided with power lines 1,625 feet past the departure end of the runway and crashed to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7268G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258968
- Airframe hours
- 4,845
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-E20, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Isla Grande Fly. School & Srv.
- Registered owner
- Isla Grande Flying School
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1990 · 88 hours before
- Destination
- San Juan, PR
- Airport
- MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos, runway 27, 4,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 13 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAZ, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.