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NYC89LA117

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

Airport 58N

Current FAA registration · N9946Q

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

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

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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