Cessna 140 N90037
26 August 1983 · College Place, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1983 at about 22:33 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N90037 was involved in an accident near College Place, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Place, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Martin Field (S95)
- Coordinates
- 46.0395, -118.3994
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N90037
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA185
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE POLES DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS DURING TAKEOFF AND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING DURING TAKEOFF AND QUIT DURING CLIMB OUT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE ACFT TANKS CONTAINED ABOUT 4 GALLONS. ABOUT 1 GALLON IN THE LEFT AND 3 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT SAID THE FUEL GAUGES READ 'LEFT TANK ABOUT 1/4 AND THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY DURING PREFLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 140 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | Teen Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 140 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1983 | Cessna 140 | Pratt, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1983 | Cessna 140 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150F | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1983 | Maule M-5-220C | Near Asotin, Washington, United States | Thomas L. Jordan | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Seattle, Washington, United States | Airpac Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1983 | Glasair SH-2 | 5 Nm E. of Kent, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1983 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Longview, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1983 | Glasair SH2 | Camano Island, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |