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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Empire, NV · August 30, 2017

Date
August 30, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place
Empire, NV
Airport
Empire, Nv
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N140X
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA193
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,862 total32 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed burning man enroute to bishop, CA. Pilot stated that the oil temperature had reached maximum and he feared imminent engine failure and decided to land while he still had power available.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED BURNING MAN ENROUTE TO BISHOP, CA. PILOT STATED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED MAXIMUM AND HE FEARED IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE AND DECIDED TO LAND WHILE HE STILL HAD POWER AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.