# Accident 20010608023589A: Cessna 140, Laporte, IN, June 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Laporte, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5994° N, 86.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5994&lon=-86.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89320, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89320) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608023589A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 8, 2001, AT 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N89320, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, FLIPPED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A CORN FIELD FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1000. (-23) DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT THE PILOT AND POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE POWER AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA160), Jun 8, 2001: Cessna 140 (N89320), La Porte, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate planned approach by the pilot. Contributing factors were the fuel starvation and tailwind.

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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