# NTSB ATL87LA263: Cessna 140, N77126, Jesup, GA, September 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 19, 1987, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Coordinates: 31.660549, -81.9291 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6605&lon=-81.9291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7522/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA263

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,strainer - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - emergency

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77126-2021-07-03), registration cancelled 2021-07-03, S/N 11584, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11584
- Airframe hours: 3007
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870919053629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870919053629A), Sep 19, 1987: Cessna STC140, Jessup, GA, Substantial damage. Crashed when the engine quit on takeoff. Carb strainer clogged with rusty substance and water in carburator bowl.

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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