# Accident 19910506015499A: Cessna STC140, Ojai, CA, May 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1991, 18:50 local time
- Place: Ojai, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5102° N, 119.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5102&lon=-119.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89828-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC140
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506015499A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULANCE AND SEVERE DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO LAND ON PRIVATE STRIP. TRIED GO AROUND BUT HIT RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX91LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA202), May 7, 1991: Cessna 140 (N89828), Ojai, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNDRAFT WEATHER CONDITION.

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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