- Date
- December 26, 1988, 12:14 local (20:14 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89891Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881226056429A
- Case key
- 26313
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was found abandoned at the airport. A witness reported that the aircraft had flipped over on runway 25. The sole occupant, a male, was not injured. The aircraft was moved by the occupant and several other unidentified people to a tiedown area on the airport. A FAA inspector arrived on scene about one half hour after the accident. The FAA inspector could not locate the occupant of the aircraft. Examination of the aircraft disclosed no evidence of any mechanical malfunction or failure. 3 days later the airplane was taken from the airport by an unknown person. The airplane has not been located. Prior to the accident, the airplane had been sold. The new owner has not re-registered the airplane. The prior registered owner did not provide any information on the current owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89891
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8936
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- L66 · Corona, runway 25, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N89891 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.