# Accident 20050330006399A: Cessna 140, Denali Park, AK, March 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2005, 10:35 local time
- Place: Denali Park, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6528° N, 148.9022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6528&lon=-148.9022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2204N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2204N) (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 C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050330006399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 30, 2005 ABOUT 1040 ALASKA STANDARD TIME A CESSNA 140 AIRPLANE, N2204N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTD TREES DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DENALI NATIONAL PARK AIRPORT, DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DENALI NATIONAL PARK ABOUT 1035. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB IIC THE PARK RANGER WHO SPOKE WITH THE PILOT SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM THE AIRPLANE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF. ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SAID WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SNOW COVERED MEADOW THE AIRPLANES LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A CREEK.

## 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 ANC05LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA053), Mar 30, 2005: Cessna 140 (N2204N), Denali Park, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff and cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent/landing, and 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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