# Accident 19930407008109A: Cessna 140, Doylestown, PA, April 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3097° N, 75.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3097&lon=-75.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TM-1993-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930407008109A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED ON CLIMBOUT ENTERING RIGHT TURN AND DESCEND TO GROUND. PILOT CLAIMS RIGHT SEAT PILOT OPERATING CONTROLS.

## 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 NYC93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA072), Apr 7, 1993: Cessna 140 (N46TM), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT PASSENGER TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT.

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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