# NTSB CHI84LA189: Cessna 190, N9854A, St. Anne, IL, May 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: St. Anne, IL
- Coordinates: 41.01929, -87.709129 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0193&lon=-87.7091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12611/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA189

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,tank - inadequate
  - acft/equip,inadequate design, manufacturer
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING HIS 2ND TAKEOFF FROM A RESTRICTED LANDING AREA, THE ENG HESITATED AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 10 FT AGL. HE THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF & TRIED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY. HOWEVER, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK BLADDER CONTAINED WRINKLES. FLUID, INCLUDING WATER, WAS FOUND TRAPPED BETWEEN THE WRINKLES. ALSO, A MIXTURE OF WATER & 100LL FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE CARBURETOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9854A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9854A), registered now, S/N 7547, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7547
- Airframe hours: 2391
- Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670-23 240 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert F. Hoagland
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 30, 1983, 30 hours before
- Airport: RLA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,624 total, 561 in this make and model, 1,542 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840514017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514017929A), May 14, 1984: Cessna 190, St Anne, IL, Substantial damage. Fluid trapped in wrinkles on bottom of fuel tank was mixture of fuel and water. Engine hesitation during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N9854A (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 FTW02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA212), Jul 19, 2002: Cessna 190 (N9854A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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.

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