# Accident 20220827015319A: Cessna 140, Slocomb, AL, August 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2022, 12:37 local time
- Place: Slocomb, AL
- Airport: Private Grass Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1038° N, 85.6290° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1038&lon=-85.6290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76527) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220827015319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE GRASS AIR STRIP, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AST IT FAILED TO  CLEAR TREE LINE AND STALL STRAIGHT DOWN INTO TREES WHERE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO JUMP FROM AIRCRAFT ROUGHLY 30 FEET TO THE GROUND. PILOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE INCLUDING SEVERAL AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS.

## 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 ERA22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA389), Aug 27, 2022: Cessna 140 (N76527), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

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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