Event NYC89LA117

1989-04-14 PALMYRA, Pennsylvania, United States Airport · 58N None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N9946Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172M

Year of manufacture

1975 · 14 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19750920

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S ADE4B8

Registrant of record

HORIZON AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9946Q Cessna 172M None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRSPEED AND DISTANCE DURING THE LANDING.

Factual narrative

DURING A PROFICIENCY FLIGHT THE PILOT LANDED LONG. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER IN ROUGH TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_NYC89LA117.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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