Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N8190X

29 June 1990 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 June 1990 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8190X was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, 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 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
West Houston Lakeside (IWS)
Coordinates
29.8297, -95.6591
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N8190X
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
FTW90LA127

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE WAS ON HIS THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THROUGH A FENCE, THEN A DITCH, AND FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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