NYC89LA100

1989-03-16 · LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N12

Aircraft involved

N41692 Bellanca 7GCBC None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LIFT AND IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT STICK AND RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE WING CONTINUED TO LIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME THEN CRASHED AND NOSED OVER. PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE 300 TO 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_NYC89LA100.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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