# NTSB FTW70FRA37: Cessna 140, N89750, East Bernard, TX, June 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1970
- Place: East Bernard, TX · EAST BERNARD, TX
- Location: 29.5244° N, 96.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Bernard, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5244&lon=-96.0630&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 April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2549  70/6/15  NR.EAST BERNARD,TEX   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N89750              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHARTON,TEX                 LISSIE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MADE PRECAUTIONARY LDG AFTER ENG MALFUNCTION.ATMTD T/O.DETECTED RUST IN FUEL EARLIER IN DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89750](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89750-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 8799, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N89750 (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 FTW70FRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA05), Feb 28, 1970: Cessna 140 (N89750), Eagle Lake, TX, substantial damage

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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