# Accident 19890730025649A: Beech 58P, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9696° N, 91.5705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9696&lon=-91.5705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1846L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1846L-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,308 total, 800 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730025649A

## Narrative

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

OIL LEAK. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED. GOT OFF ILS FINDING CHART. COLLAPSED GEAR LANDING. STARTER SEAL LEAK.

## 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 MKC89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA163), Jul 30, 1989: Beech 58 (N1846L), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY AND EXCESSIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED…

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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