# Accident 19900817033969A: Cessna 140, Silver City, NM, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Me-Own Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7805° N, 108.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7805&lon=-108.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3648V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3648V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,587 total, 71 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817033969A

## Narrative

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

CAME BACK OVER RUNWAY ON LOW PASS. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK BUSHES AND NOSED OVER. HUMIDITY DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTOR.

## 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 DEN90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA171), Aug 17, 1990: Cessna 140 (N3648V), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN A FLIGHT IN CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3648V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960611018159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960611018159I), Jun 11, 1996: Cessna 140 (N3648V), Spokane, WA. Narrative: witnessed engine teardown on 06-13-96. Crankshaft was broken at #2 connecting rod journal.
- [Accident 19740213002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213002679A), Feb 13, 1974: Cessna 140 (N3648V), Wolfeboro, NH, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.