Cessna 140 N89307
9 May 2008 · Burlington, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89307 was involved in an accident near Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington Muni (BUU)
- Coordinates
- 42.6906, -88.3047
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89307
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burlington → Chicago/Prospec
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA127
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that they departed about 1530 and flew to a second airport. They were conducting takeoffs and full stop landings on runway 01 (2,477 feet by 130 feet, turf) at the that airport at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that on the third takeoff, the engine failed after lift off. The airplane impacted a tree during the forced landing and subsequently came to rest inverted. The pilot informed a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector that the engine began to run rough. He applied carburetor heat and the engine operation smoothed out momentarily, and then quit. The airplane was at an altitude of approximately 250 feet above ground level, in a left turn at the time. A post accident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a pre impact failure. The airplane had been inverted for several hours after the accident. As a result, the exact amount of fuel on-board at the time of the accident could not be established.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2008 | Cessna 140 | Preston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2008 | Cessna 140 | Highmore, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2008 | Cessna 140 | Logan, Utah, United States | Roy D. Hugie | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2008 | Cessna 140 | Grand Meadow, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Cessna 140A | Lowman, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2008 | Cessna 140 | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Feb 2008 | Cessna 150G | Viroqua, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2008 | American AA-1A | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Powrachute PEGASUS | New London, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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