- Date
- September 19, 1987, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Jesup, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77126Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870919053629A
- Case key
- 7522
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During initial takeoff the aircraft's engine lost power and the aircraft collided with the ground. Investigation revealed the carburetor inlet filter was 50 percent plugged with rusty material and two tablespoons of rusty water remained in the carburetor bowl. The aircraft had a STC for use of automobile fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77126
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11584
- Airframe hours
- 3,007
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim O. Brewer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 8, 1987
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.