# Accident 20190326002009A: Cessna 140, Newton, KS, March 26, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 26, 2019, 17:30 local time - Place: Newton, KS - Airport: Newton-City-County - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.0678° N, 97.2753° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0678&lon=-97.2753&mi=10 - Aircraft: N76268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76268-2021-01-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,337 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA111) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190326002009A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 26, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N76268 A CESSNA MODEL 140, SERIAL NUMBER 10676 DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT NEWTON CITY/COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE COMPLETION ON AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE POWER AND RPM WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT CHECKED THROTTLE POSITION AND CONTINUED THE DOWNWIND. THE PILOT BRIEFLY CONSIDERED TURNING AND EXECUTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 BUT THOUGHT THAT HE WAS STILL MAKING POWER AND ELECTED TO MAKE A SHORT 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL APPROACH ENGINE RPM DROPPED FURTHER FOLLOWED BY A CLATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 17. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER NOSE FIRST AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. DURING A POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE NOTED THAT THE PROPELLER COULD BE ROTATED THROUGH 270 DEGREES OF ROTATION AND WOULD TURN NO FURTHER. THE UPPER SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NUMBER 1 PISTON, THE AFT LEFT CYLINDER, WAS AT THE VERY TOP OF THE CYLINDER BORE. ROTATION OF THE PROPELLER SHOWED MOVEMENT OF CYLINDERS 2, 3 AND 4 BUT NO MOVEMENT OF CYLINDER 1 WAS NOTED. RESEARCH OF THE RECORDS FOR THE ENGINE NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN 1959. THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN OVERHAULED ON 05/17/1962. THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 1622.25 HOURS TOTAL TIME. ON 04/02/1972 THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AND HAD ACCUMULATED 2677.4 HOURS ENGINE TOTAL TIME. THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN THE RECORDS OF AN OVERHAUL AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WAS INACTIVE FROM 04/2002 TO 11/2013 AND ACCUMULATED 3.6 HOURS DURING THIS TIME OF INACTIVITY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 5899.8 HOURS TOTAL TIME. CALCULATED ENGINE TIMES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 3556.0 HOURS ENGINE TOTAL TIME, 1933.8 HOURS ENGINE TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS OVERHAUL TIMES IN CONTINENTAL MOTORS SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER SIL98-9C OF 1800 HOURS AND/OR 12 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THIS ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 1933.8 HOURS AND IT HAD BEEN ALMOST 57 YEARS SINCE AN OVERHAUL WAS DOCUMENTED. ## 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 CEN19LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA111), Mar 26, 2019: Cessna 140 (N76268), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power after the No. 1 connecting rod end separated as a result of oil starvation, which led to the forced landing and nose-over. ## Other reports on N76268 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20140916016669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140916016669I), Sep 16, 2014: Cessna 140 (N76268), Newton, KS, No damage. The l/h outboard aileron bolt was broken/missing causing the left aileron to droop. Pilot maneuvered aircraft with rudder and made successful landing in a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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