# Accident 19890709020889A: Conaer C2, John Day, OR, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 11:43 local time
- Place: John Day, OR
- Airport: John Day State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4192° N, 118.9406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4192&lon=-118.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129C-1989-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cushing C2 (registry code 05603F8, https://openairdocs.org/model/cushing-c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 91 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020889A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING FAILED AFTER LIFTOFF AND FOLDED OVER AIRCRAFT AS IT CRASHED INVERTED.  WING SPAR AND WING HAD DRY ROT.

## 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 SEA89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA130), Jul 9, 1989: Cushing C2 (N129C), John Day, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE AIRPLANE BY ELONGATING HOLES AT THE WING ATTACHMENT. THE CHANGE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE, THE WING…

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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