# Accident 20240703008869A: Cessna 140, Laramie, WY, July 3, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2024, 09:15 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1939° N, 105.7858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1939&lon=-105.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3043S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3043S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 725 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240703008869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION INSTEAD OF THE OPPOSITE FUEL TANK. HE WAS AT 300 FEET ALTITUDE AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SWITCH THE SELECTOR BACK TO A PROPER TANK.  LANDED IN A WET AREA AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.  NOT INJURIES.

## 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 WPR24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA224), Jul 3, 2024: Cessna 140 (N3043S), Harmony, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector to the "off" position.

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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