# Accident 19870919053629A: Cessna STC140, Jessup, GA, September 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1987, 11:20 local time
- Place: Jessup, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6605° N, 81.9291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6605&lon=-81.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77126-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC140
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870919053629A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CARB STRAINER CLOGGED WITH RUSTY SUBSTANCE AND WATER IN CARBURATOR BOWL.

## 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 ATL87LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA263), Sep 19, 1987: Cessna 140 (N77126), Jesup, GA, substantial damage

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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