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CHI90LA160

1990-06-22 · KELLEYS ISLAND, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 89D

N1172G has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 172G, built 1966), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBJECTS DURING A GO-AROUND. FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS ON FINAL APPROACH. JUST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS LIFTED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA160.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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