# Accident 20251227018669A: Cessna 140, Ceres, VA, December 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2025, 12:49 local time
- Place: Ceres, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0164° N, 81.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0164&lon=-81.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89884, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89884) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251227018669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FOREFLIGHT AND NWS THE MORNING OF 12/27/25.  ICING CONDITIONS WERE FORECASTED SIX HOURS FROM THEIR DEPARTURE LOCATION.  PIC DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY FLY 2 HOURS, LAND, AND WAIT FOR WEATHER TO CLEAR BEFORE DEPARTING AGAIN.  ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PIC NOTICED ENGINE RPM DROP FROM 2400-2000.  PIC INITIATED CARB HEAT TO CLEAR POSSIBLE CARB ICE AND STARTED CIRCLING TO FIND A SPOT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE LOSS OF POWER CAUSED THE PIC TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN CERES, VA.  PIC SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES REQUIRING MEDEVAC FROM LOCATION.  PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO FACE.

## 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 ERA26LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA079), Dec 27, 2025: Cessna 140 (N89884), Ceres, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize and mitigate carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and forced landing.

## Other reports on N89884 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751006033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751006033729A), Oct 6, 1975: Cessna 140 (N89884), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Wing lifted drg lndg roll.

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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