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DEN89LA205

1989-09-02 · PHILIP, South Dakota, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Probable cause & findings

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE POWER LINE & POLE.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (4000 X 75T RWY) WITH A STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND. HE SAID THAT AS HE WAS LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST & HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER LINE AND POLE, THEN CRASHED. THE AIRPORT OPERATOR REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 30 KTS. DURING A WEATHER OBSERVATION AT 1245 MDT, THE WIND WAS FROM 160 DEG AT 18 GUSTING 25 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_DEN89LA205.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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