19881011046179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC140 · Fairfax, OK · October 11, 1988

Date: October 11, 1988 · 11:30 local
Place: Fairfax, OK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11191
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW89LA003
Reported as: Cessna STC140
Reported engine: Continental C8512
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total478 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N11191Registration cancelled Apr 15, 1992 · Cessna 140S/N 13007 Airframe modelCessna 140

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine siezed after exhaust valve broke and wedged in top of piston.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SIEZED AFTER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE AND WEDGED IN TOP OF PISTON.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW89LA003Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairfax, OKThe plt reported that the engine locked and he made a forced landing in a muddy, plowed field. The airplane landed hard and the plt received a fracture to the skull just above his right eye. During engine teardown, the head from the exhaust valve on the…Oct 11, 1988 · Substantial damage