# Incident 19890324021409I: Cessna 140, Escalante, UT, March 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1989, 16:05 local time
- Place: Escalante, UT
- Airport: Escalante Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7454° N, 111.5702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESCALANTE MUNI (1L7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7454&lon=-111.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72860, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72860) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324021409I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING. LANDED ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT A SAGE BRUSH.

## Other reports on N72860 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030721037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030721037309A), Jul 21, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72860), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 21, 2003 a Cessna 140 registered to and piloted by linne s. weinberger was involved in an aircraft accident at Merrill field Alaska. According to…

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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