# Accident 20030216027699A: Cessna 140, Fryeburg, ME, February 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fryeburg, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9911° N, 70.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9911&lon=-70.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76897-2013-02-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030216027699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2003, ABOUT 1430 LCL, A CESSNA 140, N76897 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR FRYEBURG, ME. THE CFI AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. COMPLETED SOME MANEUVERS AND ABOUT 1430 THE CFI APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE SETTING THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE FOR A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. ABOUT 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE FIELD, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO THE FIELD.

## 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 NYC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA055), Feb 16, 2003: Cessna 140 (N76897), Fryeburg, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during a simulated engine failure.

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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