19821212064759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Ruston, LA · December 12, 1982

Date
December 12, 1982 · 13:00 local
Place
Ruston, LA
Airport
Ruston
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89100
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA062
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total520 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Loud bang on takeoff climb. Engine lost power. Turned back, stall landed. A spark plug had fallen out of cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. ENGINE LOST POWER. TURNED BACK, STALL LANDED. A SPARK PLUG HAD FALLEN OUT OF CYLINDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.