Cessna 172P N89989
15 September 1985 · Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1985 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N89989, operated by Topp of Tampa, Inc., was involved in an accident near Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Topp of Jampa (X39)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N89989
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Topp of Tampa, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wesley Chapel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE RATED PRIVATE PLT WAS RECEIVED A CHECK OUT IN THE ACFT BY A CFI. THE PLT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ON THE RWY AS THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 070 DEGS AT 13 KNTS. THE RWY BEING USED WAS RWY 32. A 20 DEG RIGHT X-WIND TAILWIND CONDITION EXISTED. ON THE 4TH TOUCH & GO,THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY TO THE RIGHT & FLIPPED OVER. FULL FLAPS HAD BEEN USED ON ALL LANDINGS.THE PLT STATED THE HE THOUGHT THE X-WIND LIMITATIONS OF THE ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN EXCEEDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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