# Accident 19941011048449A: Cessna 140, Farmington, ME, October 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Farmington, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6684° N, 70.1440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6684&lon=-70.1440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2450V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2450V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 350 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941011048449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A SWAMP. NO ANOMALIES EXCEPT USE OF AUTO FUEL. POSSIBLE VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 NYC95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA006), Oct 11, 1994: Cessna 140 (N2450V), Farmington, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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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