# Accident 19940323006479A: Cessna 140, Celina, TN, March 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: Celina, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5410° N, 85.4992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5410&lon=-85.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76342-2014-11-18) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323006479A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER RIVER STRUCK POWER LINE AND FELL INTO RIVER. UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGER FATALLY INJURIED.

## 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 ATL94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA067), Mar 23, 1994: Cessna 140 (N76342), Celina, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TRANSMISSION WIRE.

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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