# Accident 19890614015659A: Cessna 140, St Louis, MO, June 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1989, 11:35 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6607° N, 90.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6607&lon=-90.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89316) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 90 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890614015659A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SIX TOUCH AND GO'S ON SOD STRIP,MISTOOK A WHEAT FIELD FOR RUNWAY.NOSE GEAR SANK IN SOFT DIRT.PLANE NOSED OVER

## 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 MKC89LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA133), Jun 14, 1989: Cessna 140 (N89316), Creve Ceour, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN THE APPROACH AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SOD LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT'S INNATTENTION TO THE GRASS STRIP RESULTED IN A LANDING IN A SOFT WHEAT FIELD.

## Other reports on N89316 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870401008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008199A), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna 140 (N89316), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. The aircraft overran the runway on landing. The pilot failed to lower the tailwheel in time to stop on 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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