Cessna 172M N1489U
13 December 1990 · Austin, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1990 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1489U was involved in an accident near Austin, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Austin, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Austin Muni. (AUM)
- Coordinates
- 43.6710, -92.9693
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N1489U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (STUDENT)'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY WIND CONDIITONS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING INITIAL CLIMB. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND WIND GUSTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 36, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 310 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK. THE 20 HOUR STUDENT PILOT STATED, '...IT FELT LIKE A LARGE BLAST OF WIND PUSHED ME SIDEWAYS AND I TIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172I | Isabel, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 172N | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172M | Three Forks, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Stokesdale, North Carolina, United States | Martely, James | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B36TC | Inver Grove Hgt, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1990 | Beechcraft A23A | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Black Sheep Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | Aero Center One | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1990 | Mancini ROTORWAY EXEC | Mountain Iron, Minnesota, United States | Mancini, Geno F. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1990 | Cessna 172 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Anoka Flight Training | No injuries | - |