Plane Crash List

Cessna 172H N1407F

14 October 1989 · Bay City, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 October 1989 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N1407F was involved in an accident near Bay City, Michigan, United States. 2 people were 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Bay City, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
James Clements (3CM)
Coordinates
43.6009, -83.9509
Aircraft
Cessna 172H
Registration
N1407F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Owosso → Bay City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA013

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT MADE APPROACH TO 2600 FOOT RUNWAY MAINTAINING 90 MPH APPROACH SPEED BECAUSE OF CONCERN FOR AN EARLIER WINDSHEAR ADVISORY. TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS FURTHER DOWN RUNWAY THAN PILOT HAD PLANNED. PILOT ELECTED TO TRY TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY, WENT UP AND OVER A DIKE AND LANDED IN RIVER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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