Cessna 140 N73051
2 October 1988 · Quinter, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1988 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N73051, operated by Simons, Shawn, was involved in an accident near Quinter, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quinter, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0605, -100.2301
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N73051
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Simons, Shawn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leoti → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT WAS FLYING AT REDUCED POWER WITHOUT THE USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT AND FULL THROTTLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BACKFIRING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FARM IMPLEMENT RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1988 | Cessna 140 | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Apr 1988 | Cessna 140A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1988 | Cessna 140 | Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States | MAX D. Ludwig | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1988 | Cessna 140 | Schroon Lake, New York, United States | Bret Dunkley | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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