# Accident 19890808028599A: Cessna 140A, Sparrevohn, AK, August 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1989, 19:15 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118D-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 251 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808028599A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TRYING TO DEPART A GRAVEL BAR. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1118D (1)

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

- [Accident 19730814025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814025109A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna 140A (N1118D), ND, Substantial damage

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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