NTSB CHI84LA189 — 1984-05-14 · ST. ANNE, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N9854A

Make / Model: CESSNA 190
Year of manufacture: 1952 · 32 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560906
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ADC09C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9854A Cessna 190 None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84LA189.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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