Cessna 140 N2059V
5 September 1992 · Blairsville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1992 at about 14:10 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2059V, operated by Immel, ROY, was involved in an accident near Blairsville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blairsville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blairsville (46A)
- Coordinates
- 34.8695, -83.9510
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2059V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Immel, ROY
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blairsville → Llano
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL92LA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM TWO STUCK EXHAUST VALVES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRPLANE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED ON THE RAMP SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER COMPLETING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT TOOK OFF, AND FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER; THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE POST ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCOVERED THAT TWO EXHAUST VALVES WERE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. BOTH VALVES WERE FORCIBLY REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VALVE EXAMINATION FURTHER DISCLOSED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE COATED WITH A LAYER OF CARBON, WHICH PREVENTED NORMAL VALVE MOVEMENT. THE PILOT USED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE, AND BOTH OIL AND FUEL ADDITIVES WERE USED ROUTINELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1992 | Cessna 140 | Waverly, Iowa, United States | Bixby, David G. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1992 | Cessna 140 | Newhall, California, United States | Bruce A. Grieves | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1992 | Cessna 140 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | William H. Hall | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1992 | Cessna 140 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | H.t. Fancher | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1992 | Cessna 140 | Howard, Wisconsin, United States | Eugene B. Havlovitz | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1992 | Cessna 140A | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | K and R, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172G | Millen, Georgia, United States | Georgia Flight Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | Brown, Thomas R. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Register Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1992 | Cessna 172I | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Collins, Wesley A. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1992 | Cessna 152 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | Aviation Training Consultants | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1992 | Cessna 150M | Jesup, Georgia, United States | Naia, Joseph & Betner, Dwight | No injuries | - |