# Accident 19891022041969A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Mascoutah, IL, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 15:53 local time
- Place: Mascoutah, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5181° N, 89.8000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mascoutah, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5181&lon=-89.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce GIPSY MK series (registry code 54560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-gipsy-mk-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022041969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD LANDING . UNABLE TO PINPOINT CAUSE BUT NR4 CYLINDER WEAK.

## 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 CHI90LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA017), Oct 22, 1989: De Havilland DH82A (N100MH), Mascoutah, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED POWERPLANT PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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