# Accident 19900620021572A: Cessna 140, Fabens, TX, June 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5010° N, 106.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5010&lon=-106.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76728, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900620021572A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING COLLIDED WITH OPPOSITE TRAFFIC N48743 THAT WAS LANDING 26. USED EVASION MANEUVER BUT WING COLLIDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N48743, Ryan ST3KR: [Accident 19900620021571A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900620021571A)

## 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 FTW90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA121), Jun 20, 1990: Cessna 140 (N76728), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF EACH PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE RYAN…

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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