# Accident 19940721019029A: Cessna 140, Archer City, TX, July 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1994, 15:55 local time
- Place: Archer City, TX
- Airport: Archer City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5901° N, 98.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5901&lon=-98.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2260V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2260V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,812 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940721019029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT CLIMBOUT. LANDED SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. SOIL IN FUEL SYSTEM AND IN FUEL SOURCE.

## 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 FTW94LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA249), Jul 21, 1994: Cessna 140 (N2260V), Archer City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION INDUCED POWER LOSS. FACTORS WERE THE IMPROPER REFUELING TECHNIQUES USED BY THE PILOT AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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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