# NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 1982 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ANC83LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA026.md): Cessna 140 · Near Palmer, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1982 · N4269N · Substantial damage > Immediately after taking off from a frozen lake, the pilot turned left to parallel a fog bank over the knik river. He stated that while climbing, the engine did not quit, but the propeller lost thrust, and he lost control of the aircraft. He stated that he… - [NTSB FTW83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA062.md): Cessna 140 · Ruston, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1982 · N89100 · Substantial damage > On takeoff the pilot heard a loud bang sound then lost engine power. The pilot made a 180 degree descending turn back toward the airport. At the edge of the airport the pilot made a hard touchdown on all three gear assemblies. Investigation revealed the… - [NTSB MKC83LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA034.md): Cessna 140 · Alliance, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1982 · N89838 · Substantial damage > Right landing gear collapsed during landing. A hole was found drilled through strut. The hole was not shown on parts catalog. - [NTSB FTW83LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA015.md): Cessna 140 · Iota, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1982 · N89003 · Substantial damage > The pilot chose to land on a private farm landing strip with a 2000 foot sod-surface runway and 50 foot trees at the north end of the strip. The pilot touched down long, and attempted a go-around but the aircraft contacted tall brush. The aircraft veered to… - [NTSB MKC82DA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA141.md): Cessna 140 · West Plains, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 10, 1982 · N2319V · Substantial damage > The pilot was practicing short field takeoffs and maneuvered to clear a 50 foot barrier. He stalled the aircraft and was unable to recover before impacting the ground, nose and right wing first. - [NTSB LAX82DA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA272.md): Cessna 140 · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1982 · N90088 · Substantial damage > During practice landing the engine began to run rough and intermittently. The instructor attempted a downwind landing. Pulling up over a fence aircraft stalled and made a hard landing the aircraft then nosed over. The fuel cap vent was blocked which prevented… - [NTSB LAX82FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA218.md): Cessna 150L · Corona, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1982 · N18007 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Both aircraft (a Cessna 150L, N18007 and a Cessna 140, N90006) had taken off from the Corona municipal airport, sometime around noon on 6/12/82. The Cessna 150 pilot and passenger were on a flight to porterville, CA, while the Cessna 140 pilot and passenger… - [NTSB CHI82DA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA201.md): Cessna 140 · Stevens Point, WI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 6, 1982 · N3103N · Substantial damage > During arrival, the pilot entered traffic for runway 21. The wind was from 180 degrees at 15 gusting to 35 KTS. The pilot stated that while on final approach, he slipped the plane to the right to land on the grass, but went beyond the smooth grass. After… - [NTSB LAX82DA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA205.md): Cessna 140 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N2256N · Substantial damage > A Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 had landed and proceeded to the ramp area. As he entered the ramp and started toward gate 6, the green signal light changed to red and the pilot stopped with the DC-10'S tail pointed toward the parrallel taxiway beside runway 08R.… - [NTSB SEA82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA078.md): Cessna 140 · Buena Vista, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 23, 1982 · N73056 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that while looking out the left side window something impacted the windshield causing broken plexiglass to enter the cabin and injure both the pilot and the passenger. He then noticed that the airspeed was low and proceeded to lower the nose… - [NTSB FTW82DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA063.md): Cessna 140 · Krotz Springs, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 20, 1982 · N77029 · Substantial damage > During the power recovery from a simulated forced landing to a railroad right-of-way the aircraft struck four strands of telephone wire which ran perpendicular to the tracks. The aircraft was landed at a nearby airport where post-flight inspection revealed… - [NTSB ATL82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA050.md): Cessna 140 · Statesboro, GA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N89047 · Substantial damage > During the second landing of a supervised solo flight, a gust of wind picked up the right wing and the left wing struck the ground. The student pilot applied power while initiating corrective action. However, the plane ground looped and flipped over on its… - [NTSB FTW82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA050.md): Cessna 140 · Bald Knob, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 30, 1982 · N3041N · Substantial damage > An estimate two hours of fuel was observed in the aircraft during the preflight inspection. About 24 minutes after takeoff, the engine lost power during takeoff from a touch and go landing. The power loss occurred at about 100 to 150 ft AGL. The instructor… - [NTSB SEA82DA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA018.md): Cessna 140 · Spokane, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 15, 1982 · N72901 · Substantial damage > After an annual inspection, the pilot made a thorough ground check and taxied out for a test flight. During takeoff, the engine lost power at about 50 ft AGL. The pilot landed on the runway overrun in about 9 inches of crusted snow and the plane nosed over.… - [NTSB SEA82DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA022.md): Cessna 140 · Pullman, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 1, 1982 · N2482N · Substantial damage > The pilot started to takeoff on a snow covered runway in calm wind conditions. He reported that about 3 inches of snow had fallen since the runway had been cleared. In his judgement, the aircraft did not accelerate fast enough to assure a safe takeoff, so he… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071602', '2071603')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071602&year=1982 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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