# Accident 19950828025949A: Cessna 140, West Kingston, RI, August 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1995, 21:20 local time
- Place: West Kingston, RI
- Airport: Richmond Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4895° N, 71.6206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND (08R), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4895&lon=-71.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3174N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3174N-2017-06-22) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828025949A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON GO AROUND. STRUCK A TREE. CRASHED. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC95LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA206), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 140 (N3174N), Richmond, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply, and his improper positioning of the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3174N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811127077659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127077659A), Nov 27, 1981: Cessna 140 (N3174N), Hayward, WI, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Student had been practicing training manuevers.

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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