# Accident 20040318008479A: Cessna 140, Portland, TX, March 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8878° N, 97.3542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8878&lon=-97.3542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2435V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2435V-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,550 total, 56 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040318008479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03-18-04 MR. MAUCH JR. PILOTED AN UNWORTHY AIRCRAFT, DURING THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE AND SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER, MR. MAUCH JR. ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY HE HAD JUST DEPARTED AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP RIGHT TURN WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY TO MR. MAUCH JR. AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A NON-APPROVED ENGINE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED DURING A RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. MR. MAUCH ACTING AS A TEST PILOT/PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO REVIEW ASSOCIATED REQUIRED AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA096), Mar 18, 2004: Cessna 140 (N2435V), Portland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertant stall while executing a forced landing. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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