# Accident 20040914021979A: Cessna 140, North Pole, AK, September 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7703° N, 147.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7703&lon=-147.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1629V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1629V-2012-02-25) (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 C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914021979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT/OWNER, SOLE OCCUPANT, STATED HE DEPARTED WEST FROM A PRIVATE STRIP APPROX .5 MILE EAST OF CRASH SITE. AS AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH TREE TOP LEVEL ENGINE COUGHED, BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. PILOT CONSIDERED TRYING TO MAKE A TURN TO ALIGN WITH A PERPENDICULAR ROAD BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MANEUVER. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND STRAIGHT AHEAD. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH RIGHT WING AND EMPENNAGE RESTING AGAINST PRIVATE DWELLING. PILOT TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL POWER, DEACTIVATED ELT, AND EXITED AIRCRAFT. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUT/SCRAPE TO LEFT HAND. PILOT CONTACTED PROPERTY OWNER AND INFORMED ALASKA STATE TROOPERS. DWELLING WAS UNDAMAGED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEGREES F AND VISIBLE MOISTURE WAS PRESENT. PILOT STATED THAT CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT USED.

## 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 ANC04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA109), Sep 15, 2004: Cessna 140 (N1629V), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, and an in-flight collision with trees.

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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