# Accident 19830302007039A: Cessna 140, Moses Lake, WA, March 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1905° N, 119.2999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1905&lon=-119.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89050-2019-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 974 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302007039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT AT 300 FEET.PASSENGER FROZE ON DUAL CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DIVED INTO GROUND.BELIEVE CARB ICE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA058), Mar 3, 1983: Cessna 140 (N89050), Moses Lake, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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