19830108004299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Sussex, NJ · January 8, 1983

Date
January 8, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place
Sussex, NJ
Airport
Sussex
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72280
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA051
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total800 in this make and model3 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.

Engine quit on obstacle clearance climb after takeoff. Pilot had fuel tank with least amount of fuel selected.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON OBSTACLE CLEARANCE CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT HAD FUEL TANK WITH LEAST AMOUNT OF FUEL SELECTED.

NTSB investigation

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