# Accident 19890426010049A: Cessna 208A, Decatur, IL, April 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1989, 21:40 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DPUA
- Location: 39.7700° N, 88.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7700&lon=-88.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9637F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637F-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010049A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE ON IFR APPROACH. IMPACTED IN OPEN FIELD. SQUALL LINE WAS APPROACHING AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA078), Apr 27, 1989: Cessna 208A (N9637F), Mt. Zion, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S POOR EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER INFORMATION GIVEN HIM BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.

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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