# Incident 20091104020299I: Cessna 140A, Grove, OK, November 4, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2009, 15:50 local time
- Place: Grove, OK
- Airport: Grove Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6067° N, 94.7386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROVE RGNL (GMJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6067&lon=-94.7386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5687C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5687C-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: LYCOMI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091104020299I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/4/2009, THE PILOT OF N5687C DEPARTED THE GROVE, OKLAHOMA AIRPORT TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND PRACTICE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.  ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER THE FLIGHT APRROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANKS.

## Other reports on N5687C (1)

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

- [Accident 19730301003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301003679A), Mar 1, 1973: Cessna 140A (N5687C), Mc Cook, NE, Substantial damage. R ldg gr attach bolt bent,threads on nut-bolt stripped. Overtorqued or under caused premature wear.

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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