20171030020509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Port Townsend, WA · October 30, 2017

Date
October 30, 2017 · 13:05 local
Place
Port Townsend, WA
Airport
Jefferson County International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72399
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1

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.

After completing three touch & go's at Jefferson county airport (0S9), on the fourth touch & go and after climbing to approx. 200' in altitude the aircraft experienced engine failure, and subsequently crashed approx. 1/2 mile from the end of the runway in trees on private property.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER COMPLETING THREE TOUCH & GO'S AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (0S9), ON THE FOURTH TOUCH & GO AND AFTER CLIMBING TO APPROX. 200' IN ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.