# Accident 20150430006239A: Cessna 140, Crescent Lake, OR, April 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2015, 07:45 local time
- Place: Crescent Lake, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5325° N, 121.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5325&lon=-121.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2514N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2514N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150430006239A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE ON THIS AIRCRAFT QUIT RUNNING, DURING CRUISE, AFTER HAVING FLOWN FOR APPROX. 2 HOURS. ENROUTE FROM ILLINOIS VALLEY - MEDFORD - TO SISTERS, OR. THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT, SELECTED RIGHT TANK AND ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITHOUT SUCCESS.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD BUT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE WHICH TURNED AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES INTO ADDITIONAL TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT ON HER ARM BUT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

POST ACCIDENT (ON SCENE) START OF ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH RIGHT TANK SELECTED.

SUBSEQUENT TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION OF FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED MINOR AMOUNT OF DEBRIS IN FUEL TANK SCREENS BUT NO BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND IN PLUMBING, STAINER, OR SELECTOR VALVE.  NO OTHER CAUSE OF POWER LOSS WAS DETERMINED.

## 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 WPR15LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA155), May 1, 2015: Cessna 140 (N2514N), Crescent Lake, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to restart the engine for reasons…

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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