# Accident 19910630025009A: Cessna 140, Lancaster, NY, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Lancaster Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9004° N, 78.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9004&lon=-78.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89209, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89209) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 530 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630025009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. NR3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC91LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA160), Jun 30, 1991: Cessna 140 (N89209), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N89209 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941212045839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212045839I), Dec 12, 1994: Cessna 140 (N89209), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit on rotation. Made 180. Landed snow next to runway. Suspect carb ice or water in fuel. No engine defects

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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