# Accident 19890701018839A: Cessna 140, Clarksburg, WV, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2897° N, 80.2492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2897&lon=-80.2492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1975N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1975N-2006-01-23) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,990 total, 150 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701018839A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY UNPORTED FUEL IN A SIDE SLIP ON LANDING FOR TOUCH AND GO. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL LOW IN TANKS.

## 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 BFO89LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA051), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 140 (N1975N), Bridgeport, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF UNPORTING OF FUEL FROM THE TANK OUTLET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SLIP ATTITUDE SHORTLY BEFORE THE POWER LOSS.…

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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