# Accident 19891019044189A: Cessna 414, San Antonio, TX, October 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1989, 10:17 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Kelly Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5820H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5820H-1989-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,332 total, 115 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019044189A

## Narrative

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

ATC ADVISED TRAILING SMOKE. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED AT LIFT OFF. ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. FORCED LANDING.

## 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 FTW90FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA013), Oct 19, 1989: Cessna 414 (N5820H), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER UNFEATHERING ACCUMULATOR HOSE DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND CHAFFING, AND THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE BEYOND ITS ENGINE OUT PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.…

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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