# Accident 19851231064179A: Cessna 140A, Columbus, NM, December 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, NM
- Airport: Hacienda Sur Luna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8196° N, 107.6393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8196&lon=-107.6393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5330C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5330C-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 43 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231064179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT FENCE. PILOT HAD PUT FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION ON PREFLIGHT.

## 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 DEN86LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA058), Dec 31, 1985: Cessna 140A (N5330C), Columbus, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5330C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751120036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751120036849A), Nov 20, 1975: Cessna 140A (N5330C), Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found.

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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