# Incident 20220327004369I: Cessna 140, Van Horn, TX, March 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2022, 15:46 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Airport: Culberson County Municipal Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0407° N, 104.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0407&lon=-104.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2609N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2609N) (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 O-190
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220327004369I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:46 CDT, A CESSNA 140 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2609N, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 54 NEAR MILE MARKER 370(10 MILES NORTH OF VAN HORN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SETTLE, WASHINGTON ON MARCH 27, 2022.

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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