19951013038769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Dixon, CA · October 13, 1995

Date
October 13, 1995 · 18:30 local
Place
Dixon, CA
Airport
Maine Prairie Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1782V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA010
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C858
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total39 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Switched tanks on final. Engine quit. Landed short in tall corn. Fuel selector not in detente. Debris in fuel also.

As the FAA filed it

SWITCHED TANKS ON FINAL. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SHORT IN TALL CORN. FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENTE. DEBRIS IN FUEL ALSO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.