# Accident 19940912026539A: Cessna 140, Willow, AK, September 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1994, 19:05 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0795° N, 151.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0795&lon=-151.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76680, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76680) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940912026539A

## Narrative

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

HAND STARTED ENGINE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RV. HAD THROTTLE NEAR FULL OPEN NO CHOCKS OR PARKING BRAKE.

## 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 ANC94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA136), Sep 13, 1994: Cessna 140 (N76680), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNAVAILABILITY OF A PARKING BRAKE AND TIEDOWNS TO SECURE THE AIRPLANE.

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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