Cessna 172P N99713

Summary

On 2 April 1989 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N99713 was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 April 1989 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Hawthorne, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Hawthorne Municipal (HTH)

Coordinates

38.4805, -118.6402

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N99713

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hawthorne → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA89GA064

3 people had minor injuries.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND PROPER FLYING ATTITUDE RESULTING IN A STALL MUSH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE VARIABLE WINDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT ROTATED AND CLIMBED AT AN AIRSPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS INDICATED. AT ABOUT 40 FEET AGL. HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING, LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ADDED ANOTHER 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, FOR A TOTAL OF 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS, AND THEN DESCENDED TO THE GROUND, STRIKING THE LEFT WING AND THE AFT PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT REPORTED WINDS WERE CHANGING DIRECTION AND VELOCITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO GROSS WEIGHT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS IN EXCESS OF 6,000 FEET. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PLT RAISED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT. THE NORMAL PREVAILING WINDS AT THIS ARPT ARE PUBLISHED AS BEING FROM THE NW. RWY 10 USED FOR TAKEOFF HAS AN UPGRADE OF 0.81 PERCENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.