# Accident 20210726014949A: Cessna 140, Murfreesboro, TN, July 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2021, 08:50 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8871° N, 86.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8871&lon=-86.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72129-2023-05-04) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,061 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210726014949A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/26/2021 - AT APPROXIMATELY 0940 LOCAL, N72129 WAS CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO AT KMBT ON RUNWAY 36. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. N72129 MADE A RIGHT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE EAST/WEST BOUND ROAD NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. ON APPROACH TO THE ROAD, N72129 STRUCK THE POWER LINES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE STREET IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## 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 ERA21LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA300), Jul 26, 2021: Cessna 140 (N72129), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing.

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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