# Accident 19960710016499A: Cessna 140, Holt, FL, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 07:40 local time
- Place: Holt, FL
- Airport: Yellow River Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7198° N, 86.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7198&lon=-86.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2102N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2102N) (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: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 16 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON A GO AROUND AT AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. TEMP DEW POINT GOOD FOR CARB ICE.

## 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 MIA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA178), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s) during a go-around, which result in the aircraft being unable to climb above trees at the departure end of the runway.

## Other reports on N2102N (2)

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

- [Accident 19980522010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522010649A), May 22, 1998: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, Substantial damage. Departing after engine repairs. Engine quit on climbout. Landed near airport. Hit soft sand. Nosed over. (.4) on may 22, 1998, at 1645 central daylight time, a…
- [Accident 19780301003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301003879A), Mar 1, 1978: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Atwood, MI, Substantial damage

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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