# Accident 19920911036449A: Cessna 140, Vancouver, WA, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6302° N, 122.5199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6302&lon=-122.5199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1482T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1482T-2012-10-11) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911036449A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT TOO SLOW ON FINAL. CFI TOOK OVER BUT 140 LANDED HARD IN ROUGH TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN.

## 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 SEA92LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA201), Sep 11, 1992: Cessna 140 (N1482T), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND (CFI). FACTORS INCLUDE AIRSPEED NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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