# Accident 19840913048139A: Cessna 140, Liverpool, TX, September 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Liverpool, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2904° N, 95.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2904&lon=-95.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89318, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89318-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 69 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913048139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT WHEEL SITTING IN DEPRESSION DURING SUMP DRAINAGE. DURING FLIGHT, WATER MIGRATED INTO FUEL SYSTEM. ENGINE QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA392), Sep 13, 1984: Cessna 140 (N89318), Liverpool, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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