19811203080329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Cottonwood, AZ · December 3, 1981

Date
December 3, 1981 · 17:35 local
Place
Cottonwood, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2040N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FUJ16
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
479 total41 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit after takeoff. Airplane struck a building as pilot tried to reach runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE STRUCK A BUILDING AS PILOT TRIED TO REACH RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2040N · 1

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