# Accident 19920331007859A: Cessna 140, Palmer, MA, March 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1992, 17:15 local time
- Place: Palmer, MA
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2233° N, 72.3114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Metropolitan Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2233&lon=-72.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3047N) (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: 860 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920331007859A

## Narrative

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

ON FERRY FLIGHT ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. NOSED OVER. NO ENGINE OR FUEL PROBLEMS. CARB ICING.

## 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 NYC92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA071), Mar 31, 1992: Cessna 140 (N3047N), Palmer, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE FAILURE…

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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