# Accident 19940114000419A: Cessna 140, Warner Springs, CA, January 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2804° N, 116.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2804&lon=-116.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140KT-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 109 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940114000419A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMB. LANDED IN A PASTURE. COLLIDED WITH A RAVINE. NO AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

## 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 LAX94LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA094), Jan 14, 1994: Cessna 140 (N140KT), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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