# Accident 19900518016769A: Cessna 2105A, Piqua, OH, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1392° N, 84.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1392&lon=-84.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4841U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4841U-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210-5A (registry code 2073406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 2105A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 65 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518016769A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TRYING TO DEPART IN STRONG CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA132), May 18, 1990: Cessna 205A (N4841U), Piqua, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4841U (1)

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

- [Incident 19880623041669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623041669I), Jun 23, 1988: Cessna 2105A (N4841U), Connersville, IN. Engine quit at cruise altitude. Unable to restart. Landed with no power. Found a faulty engine fuel pump.

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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