# Accident 20210426007319A: Cessna 140, Chugiak, AK, April 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2021, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4091° N, 149.5275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4091&lon=-149.5275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77219, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77219) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 38 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210426007319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED HOM WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT BURNS 4 GALLONS PER HOUR.  AT THE TIME OF DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW 2.3 HOURS TO BCV.  THE PILOT STATED HIS FUEL GAUGES INDICATED JUST BELOW 1/4 TANK ON THE RIGHT AND JUST ABOVE 1/4 TANK ON THE LEFT.  HE SELECTED THE FULLEST TANK BEFORE DESCENT.  THE PILOT DIDN'T LIKE THE CONDITIONS IN THE FLARE AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  THE FLIGHT MANUAL STATES NOT TO INITIATE TAKEOFF WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK.  AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE TREES, THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC21LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA033), Apr 26, 2021: Cessna 140 (N77219), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel which resulted in fuel starvation and total loss of engine power during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the improperly marked fuel quantity gauges that…

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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