# Accident 20110226003569A: Cessna 140A, Newark, CA, February 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2011, 12:41 local time
- Place: Newark, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4997° N, 122.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4997&lon=-122.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5351C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5351C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226003569A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING PALO ALTO AIRPORT (PAO), CESSNA 140A LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE WETLANDS NEAR NEWARK, CA.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 WPR11LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA150), Feb 26, 2011: Cessna 140A (N5351C), Newark, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection to identify and remove the water.

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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