# Accident 19890310004389A: Cessna 150F, Monroe City, MO, March 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Monroe City, MO
- Airport: Monroe City Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6497° N, 91.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6497&lon=-91.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8079S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079S-1992-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 38 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310004389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A GO AROUND. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. WATER,SAND IN AUTO FUEL. NO STC. CARB FLOAT INCOMPARABLE.

## 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 MKC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA076), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna 150 (N8079S), Monroe City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A MAINTENANCE AD. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY.

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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