# Accident 19940118000619A: Cessna STC140, Lopez, WA, January 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1994, 12:45 local time
- Place: Lopez, WA
- Airport: Lopez Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4898° N, 122.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4898&lon=-122.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77190 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC140
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118000619A

## Narrative

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

CHANGED OIL AND SCREEN. INCORECTLY REINSTALLED OIL TEMP SENSING BULB. CAME OUT. LOST OIL. DITCHED OFFSHORE ISLAND.

## 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 SEA94FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA051), Jan 18, 1994: Cessna 140 (N77190), Lopez, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT/OWNER'S IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSING BULB, THE TOTAL LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL, AND THE SHEARING OF A CONNECTING ROD CAP.

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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