# Accident 20170805024269A: Cessna 140, Mt. Sterling, KY, August 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mt. Sterling, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0361° N, 83.7994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0361&lon=-83.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89738-2018-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,260 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170805024269A

## Narrative

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

AT 2200 FEET FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER. PILOT DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT DOWN A 70 FOOT  STEEP GRADE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO POST EVENT FIRE.

## 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 ERA17LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA268), Aug 5, 2017: Cessna 140 (N89738), Mount Sterling, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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