# Accident 20051016026409A: Cessna 140, Flippin, AR, October 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2005, 16:15 local time
- Place: Flippin, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0004° N, 92.4028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0004&lon=-92.4028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72901-2007-05-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 11 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016026409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: TOPPED OFF FUEL TANKS, 26 GAL TOTAL FOR FLIGHT. PREFLIGHT COMPLETE, NO PROBLEMS. TAXI TO RUN-UP AREA. RUN-UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. DEPART TO CWS. LAND CWS, PICK UP PASSENGER. PREFLIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS. RUN-UP, NO PROBLEMS. FLY 3MO LAND. HAD LUNCH. PREFLIGHT WITH NO PROBLEMS. RUN-UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. DEPART 3MO. 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT BEGAN HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE. LOSS OF RPM. RUN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SEARCH FOR PLACE TO LAND. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE AND NO LANDING AREA IN SIGHT. I SLOWED THE PLANE AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE AND PREPARED FOR IMPACT. THE TERRAIN WAS HILLY AND COVERED WITH TREES.

## 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 DFW06LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA007), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 140 (N72901), Big Flat, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N72901 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820115001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115001129A), Jan 15, 1982: Cessna 140 (N72901), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Pilot made emergency landing straight ahead but aircraft flipped inverted.

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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