# Accident 19890527013269A: Cessna 190, Livermore, CA, May 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7698° N, 121.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7698&lon=-121.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9862A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9862A-2007-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Reported engine: CONT W67023
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,450 total, 10 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527013269A

## Narrative

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

ON A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW CFI ELECTED TO SHOW PILOT HOW TO LAND. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA205), May 27, 1989: Cessna 190 (N9862A), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

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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