# Accident 19900524017329A: Cessna STC140, Washougal, WA, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 07:00 local time
- Place: Washougal, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6102° N, 122.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6102&lon=-122.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72592-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC140
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. HAD SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 SEA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA087), May 24, 1990: Cessna 140 (N72592), Washougal, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO REMAIN IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. COLLISION WITH A TREE WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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