# Accident 19890806031149A: Cessna 421C, Waterville, ME, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Airport: Waterville Robert Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5332° N, 69.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (WVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5332&lon=-69.6755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211PB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806031149A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF PARTIALLY CLOSED RUNWAY ON LANDING. UNAWARE OF RUNWAY NOTAM.

## 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 NYC89LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA191), Aug 6, 1989: Cessna 421C (N211PB), Waterville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN NOTAMS, AND FAILURE OF THE APPROACH CONTROLLER TO PROVIDE A SAFETY ADVISORY ABOUT THE RUNWAY CONDITION.

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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