Plane Crash List

Cessna 140 N72901

15 January 1982 · Spokane, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 January 1982 at about 17:05 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72901, operated by Jack Muncy, was involved in an accident near Spokane, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Spokane, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Felts (SFF)
Coordinates
47.6301, -117.2500
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N72901
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jack Muncy
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spokane → Spokane
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA82DA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE PILOT MADE A THOROUGH GROUND CHECK AND TAXIED OUT FOR A TEST FLIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY OVERRUN IN ABOUT 9 INCHES OF CRUSTED SNOW AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE, FUEL, OR FUEL SYSTEM. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR 2 MINUTES USING BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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