# Accident 20230520007499A: Cessna 140, Amercian Falls, ID, May 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Amercian Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8119° N, 112.8210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8119&lon=-112.8210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 174 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520007499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FILLED BOTH TANKS WITH FUEL, COMPLETED PRE INSPECTION, CHECKED OIL LEVELS AND DRAINED FUEL SUMP. PERFORMED PRE CHECKLIST AND DEPARTED FROM U01. AS PILOT DEPARTED, PILOT HEARD THAT A PLANE WAS ON APPROACH AND TURNED CROSSWIND NORTH OVER THE LAKE AT 500FT AGL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FOR FUEL BURN ON CLIMB. ENGINE QUIT AT THAT POINT. PILOT VERIFIED THAT FUEL WAS ON AND ATTEMPTED RESTART. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESTART AND PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT STOPPED QUICKLY AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS'S BACK. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR23LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA193), May 20, 2023: Cessna 140 (N77J), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent selection of the off position of the fuel tank selector inflight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N77J (1)

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

- [Accident 20010308002969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308002969A), Mar 8, 2001: Cessna 140 (N77J), San Jose, CA, No damage. (-23)A student pilot was engaged in solo touch and go landing practice on the 5th or 6th landing, the student bounced the aircraft and when he brought it back…

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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