NTSB MKC89LA177 — 1989-08-12 · TOPEKA, Kansas, United States

Current FAA registration · N24TW

Make / Model: CESSNA 425
Year of manufacture: 1981 · 8 years old at event
Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 hp)
Seats / Engines: 12 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19811123
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A22F64

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N24TW Cessna 180 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO SUPPLY POWER.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH ON HIS APPROACH AND EXECUTED A SLIP MANEUVER ON THE BASE TO FINAL LEGS. THEN HE SAID THAT HE FELT HE WAS TOO LOW AND APPLIED ADDITIONAL THROTTLE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE APPLICATION WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING IN A CORN FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE RUN-UP REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE AND COMPONENTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MKC89LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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