# Accident 19891016040749A: Cessna 152, St Louis, MO, October 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6499° N, 90.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6499&lon=-90.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4904B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4904B-2026-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,593 total, 1 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016040749A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 MKC90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA009), Oct 16, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4904B), St Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND.

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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