# Accident 20010621019109A: Cessna 140, Winnsboro, TX, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 08:05 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, TX
- Airport: Winnsboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9505° N, 95.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9505&lon=-95.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73004, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73004-2004-03-31) (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 FTW01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621019109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2001, AT 08:13 CDT CESSNA 140, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N73004, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM WINNSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WINNSBORO, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE WITNESSES AT THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH, AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE, THE AIRCRAFT GAINED ALTITUDE SLOWLY, BEGAN TO MISFIRE AGAIN, THEN QUIT.  THE PILOT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND LOST ALTITUDE, AFTER THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TIP OF THE TREES PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA150), Jun 21, 2001: Cessna 140 (N73004), Winnsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the ensuing forced landing.

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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