# Accident 20190704009169A: Cessna 140, Ragley, LA, July 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ragley, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5208° N, 93.0475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5208&lon=-93.0475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3725V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3725V) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 107 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190704009169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE AND LANDED IN A FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE POST AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN19LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA206), Jul 4, 2019: Cessna 140 (N3725V), Reeves, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure the oil filler cap, which resulted in oil starvation and a precautionary off-airport landing, during which the airplane was substantially damaged.

## Other reports on N3725V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200516009409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200516009409I), May 16, 2020: Cessna 140 (N3725V), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. On may 16, 2020 at 1400 local time , approximately, a 1948 Cessna CE-140) aircraft bearing registration number N3725V, registered to a private owner ground…

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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