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DEN89FA219

1989-09-18 · CONCORD, California, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A PARKING LOT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, IT USED MOST OF THE RWY ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THEN ENTERED A SHALLOW CLIMB ANGLE AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. AFTER PASSING THE ARPT BOUNDRY, THE ACFT'S LEFT WING DROPPED & THE PLANE DESCENDED UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. AFTER IMPACT, A FIRE ERUPTED & DESTROYED THE ACFT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACDNT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_DEN89FA219.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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