# Accident 20180830012629A: Cessna 140, Tehachapi, CA, August 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1372° N, 118.4442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1372&lon=-118.4442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2167V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2167V-2019-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 67 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830012629A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30, 2018, CESSNA 140, N2167V EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB-OUT ON A TOUCH AND GO AT TECHACHAPI AIRPORT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK BUT MADE A HARD LANDING SHORT OF THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR18LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA246), Aug 31, 2018: Cessna 140 (N2167V), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during the initial climb.

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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