# Accident 19830826044599A: Cessna 140, College Place, WA, August 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1983, 15:33 local time
- Place: College Place, WA
- Airport: Martin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0395° N, 118.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0395&lon=-118.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90037-2014-11-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 10 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826044599A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO TURN BACK AND CLEAR A POWERLINE BY DIVING UNDER. STRUCK POWER POLES.

## 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 SEA83LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA185), Aug 26, 1983: Cessna 140 (N90037), College Place, WA, destroyed

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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