# Accident 20061209029099A: Cessna 140, Vienna, MO, December 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vienna, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9258° N, 91.9161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9258&lon=-91.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76379) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 4 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209029099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE ROLLA NATIONAL (VIH) AIRPORT THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT HAD JUST TAKEN DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN KENTUCKY AND HAD REFUELED IN ROLLA. THE PRELIMINARY ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN AS OF YET UNDETERMINED INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE. INITIAL FINDINGS POINT TO POSSIBLE CAMSHAFT PROBLEM. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 390 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AND HAS BEEN REMOVED TO KANSAS CITY, MO FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND ENGINE TEARDOWN. AN M OR D REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED AND FILED BY OWNER'S MECHANIC.

## 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 CHI07LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA039), Dec 9, 2006: Cessna 140 (N76379), Vienna, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fatigued crankshaft cluster gear bolts and the inadequate major overhaul of the engine that was last performed by other maintenance personnel. An…

## Other reports on N76379 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830509019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830509019699A), May 9, 1983: Cessna 140 (N76379), New Albany, MS, Substantial damage. Student pilot failed to maintain runway alignment on a go-around. Struck trees and crashed.

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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