# Incident 19890706053979I: Cessna 150M, St Louis, MO, July 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1989, 22:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7273° N, 90.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CREVE COEUR (1H0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7273&lon=-90.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LE-2018-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,616 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706053979I

## Narrative

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

LANDED 30 FEET OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON A NIGHT LANDING USING REFLECTOR BOARDS. ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N704LE (2)

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

- [Accident 20161008017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161008017609A), Oct 8, 2016: Cessna 150M (N704LE), Beasley, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine started running rough and quit making power. Pilot stated he made an emergency landing in open field. The field was freshly plowed. Upon…
- [Incident 19910903045329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903045329I), Sep 3, 1991: Cessna 150M (N704LE), Creve Coeur, MO. Engine lost partial power on takeoff. Used carburetor heat and recovered briefly. Elected to land off airport.

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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