# Accident 19891118045769A: Cessna STC140, Amboy, WA, November 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Amboy, WA
- Airport: Walter Sutton'S Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9302° N, 122.4397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9302&lon=-122.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2070V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2070V-2012-08-23) (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 STC140
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118045769A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DAMAGE INDICATES A STALL ON TURNBACK TO RUNWAY. CARBURETOR ICING PREVELANT.

## 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 SEA90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA018), Nov 18, 1989: Cessna 140 (N2070V), Amboy, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

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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