# NTSB ANC84FA124: Cessna 140, N2233N, Talkeetna, AK, July 29, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1984, 16:45 local (Jul 29, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.450866, -149.790954 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4509&lon=-149.7910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4220/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA124

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PLT WAS CONDUCTING A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO AN OBJECT ON THE GROUND. WHEN PLT REDIRECTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE FLT PATH, RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN WAS VIEWED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ACFT WITH INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO TURN. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN WITH FULL POWER IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2233N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2233N-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 13582, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13582
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Registered owner: Fred E. Griffin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: TKA, TALKEETNA, AK
- Flight plan: Military VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 509 total, 410 in this make and model, 452 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840728039599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728039599A), Jul 28, 1984: Cessna 140, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. During a cap search mission pilot attention was directed to ground. Aircraft crashed into rising terrain.

## Other investigations on N2233N (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 ATL88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA121), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 140 (N2233N), Easley, SC, substantial damage

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.

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