# Accident 19920609018809A: Cessna 140, Howard, WI, June 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1992, 20:23 local time
- Place: Howard, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5410° N, 88.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5410&lon=-88.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2776N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2776N-2022-01-19) (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: 420 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609018809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDING ON A ROAD STRUCK A SIGN. FOUND SEDIMENT AND FOREIGN MATERIAL IN GASCOLATOR.

## 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 CHI92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA165), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 140 (N2776N), Howard, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FROM CONTAMINATED FUEL.

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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