# Accident 20030810023459A: Cessna 140, Morrilton, AR, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Morrilton, AR
- Airport: Morrilton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1361° N, 92.7136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1361&lon=-92.7136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72971, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72971) (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: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810023459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2003, AT 1800 CDT, N72971, A CESSNA MODEL 140, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AT MORRILTON, AR (BDQ). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 09. 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 FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BDQ ABOUT 1730 AND WAS IN THE LOCAL PATTERN.

## 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 CHI03LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA253), Aug 10, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72971), Morrilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deterioration of the fuel line resulting in fuel contamination and the loss of engine power.

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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