# Accident 20190915013159A: Cessna L-19E, Kennett, MO, September 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kennett, MO
- Airport: Kennett Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2258° N, 90.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2258&lon=-90.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4584N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4584N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L-19E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,862 total, 45 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190915013159A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL (GROUND LOOP)WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXPEDITE HIS LANDING DUE TO DECREASING OIL PRESSURE.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH A HIGH SIDE LOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING: RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT INWARD, RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACH STRUCTURE AND SKIN BENT, LEFT WING TIP AND OUTER SPAR PORTION BENT, LEFT ELEVATOR BENT.

## 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 GAA19CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA549), Sep 15, 2019: Cessna L19 (N4584N), Kennett, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to install the engine oil filler cap before the first flight of the day; his subsequent failure to conduct a preflight check before the accident flight, which resulted in his…

## Other reports on N4584N (2)

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

- [Accident 20251018015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251018015189A), Oct 18, 2025: Cessna L-19E (N4584N), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. On 10/18/2025 [privacy data omitted]Cessna L-19E was departing grapevine 88AZ in-route to kdvt, pilot noticed he was giving full left rudder to stay in trim on…
- [Incident 19890703042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703042599I), Jul 3, 1989: Cessna L19E (N4584N), Pagosa Springs, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on rollout. Ground looped. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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