# Accident 19890109000779A: Cessna 140, Audubon, IA, January 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Audubon, IA
- Airport: Audubon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7091° N, 94.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7091&lon=-94.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89867-2013-05-17) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109000779A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND BEGAN GO AROUND AND DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THEN STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 MKC89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA050), Jan 9, 1989: Cessna 140 (N89867), Audubon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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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