# Accident 19890519012579A: Cessna 140, Placerville, CA, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 120.7995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-120.7995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76675, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76675-1990-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519012579A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF,WEATHERVANED INTO WIND. SIDE LOAD  BLEW A TIRE. NOSED OVER TO AVOID A STEEP DROP OFF RUNWAY

## 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 LAX89LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA198), May 19, 1989: Cessna 140 (N76675), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR TIRE. A MAJOR FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE TERRAIN AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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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