Cessna 140 N89738

Summary

On 5 August 2017 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89738 was involved in an accident near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2017 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

38.0361, -83.7994

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N89738

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stanton → Stanton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17LA268

1 person was seriously injured.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while the airplane was in cruise flight about 20 minutes after departure, the engine lost total power. He made a forced landing to a field; after touchdown, the airplane went over a fence and down a hill before impacting a creek, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. Postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation. Thus, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.