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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · New Cuyama, CA · May 8, 2005

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Date
May 8, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
New Cuyama, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N89671
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA163
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
AMTR O200
Fatal injuries
0
N89671Registration cancelled Apr 4, 2007 · Cessna 140S/N 8719 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 8, 2005, at approximately 1000 PDT, the pilot of Cessna N89671 collided with mountainous terrain about 13 miles wsw of New Cuyama, CA. The airplane was destroyed and the 2 occupants sustained serious injuries. The airplane was reported missing on may 9, 2005. On may 9, 2005, at approximately 1500, the airplane was located. Based on reports from emergency responders, the walls of the ravine were lined in steep rock, and a shallow stream flowed down it. The airplane was in this stream; its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the stream's flow. Approximately 10 feet above the stream, there was an impact mark on the steep rock that lined the ravine. According to the santa barbara search-and-rescue personnel, during the pilot's helicopter transport from the accident site, he reported that they had flown near New Cuyama and during the return flight, experienced engine problems. The pilot force landed the airplane in the rough, mountainous terrain. Satellite imagery showed the accident site clear of clouds at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were transported to a hospital in santa maria. The aircraft wreckage was recovered for examination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 8, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 PDT, THE PILOT OF CESSNA N89671 COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOUT 13 MILES WSW OF NEW CUYAMA, CA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE 2 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON MAY 9, 2005. ON MAY 9, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED. BASED ON REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, THE WALLS OF THE RAVINE WERE LINED IN STEEP ROCK, AND A SHALLOW STREAM FLOWED DOWN IT. THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THIS STREAM; ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREAM'S FLOW. APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE STREAM, THERE WAS AN IMPACT MARK ON THE STEEP ROCK THAT LINED THE RAVINE. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA BARBARA SEARCH-AND-RESCUE PERSONNEL, DURING THE PILOT'S HELICOPTER TRANSPORT FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD FLOWN NEAR NEW CUYAMA AND DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT FORCE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE ROUGH, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED THE ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR OF CLOUDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN SANTA MARIA. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED FOR EXAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA163Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Cuyama, CAthe pilot's failure to properly use carburetor heat during conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in the loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing terrain.May 8, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89671 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010714019419INormal Cruise · St Augustine, FL(-23) Engine quit. Landed on beach. Suspect carb icing. Eng started 5 minutes after landing on beach. A/c inspected by mech. A/c successfully flown off beach. No further problems.Jul 14, 2001