# Accident 19890517012429A: Cessna 140, Linden, MI, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Linden, MI
- Airport: Prices Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8106° N, 83.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8106&lon=-83.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4240N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4240N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,366 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517012429A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING TWISTING TAIL. TOOK OFF FOR HOME BASE AND GROUND LOOPED INTO TREES.NO LICENSE,ANNUAL NOR MEDICAL

## 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 CHI89LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA093), May 17, 1989: Cessna 140 (N4240N), Linden, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, POOR AIRCRAFT HANDLING, AND THE RESULTANT HARD TOUCHDOWN.

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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