Accident · 1989-06-14

NTSB case MKC89LA133 · CESSNA 140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (N89316)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SAME AS PILOT Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SAME AS PILOT

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN THE APPROACH AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SOD LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT'S INNATTENTION TO THE GRASS STRIP RESULTED IN A LANDING IN A SOFT WHEAT FIELD.

Source: NTSB case MKC89LA133

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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