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Cessna 172N N76089

6 May 1990 · New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 May 1990 at about 17:59 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N76089 was involved in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:59
Classification
Accident
Location
New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
New Richmond Muni (RNH)
Coordinates
45.1206, -92.5310
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N76089
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St Paul → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90FA123

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO AVOID A STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR RELATED RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST FLT AFTER BEING CHECKED OUT IN THE CESSNA 172 ACFT. DURING AN APCH WITH A QUARTERING HEADWIND, HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. A WITNESS RPRTD THE ACFT BEGAN A STEEP CLIMB, THEN WENT INTO A STEEP RIGHT TURN. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A STALL/SPIN & IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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