- Date
- June 22, 1989, 16:47 local (20:47 UTC)
- Place
- Conyers, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1875VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890622018469A
- Case key
- 7901
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Carburetor icing condition was a related factor.
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
The airplane was flown about ten miles from the airport where the pilot circled his son's office at about 400 feet AGL. He said the engine RPM was about 2300. The engine lost power & the pilot landed the acft in a residential yard. During the landing, the acft hit a tree & crashed. The temp & dew point were about 75 & 66 deg, respectively. According to carb icing charts, conditions were conducive to carb ice. The pilot said he checked the carb heat during runup, but did not use it in flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1875V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14055
- Airframe hours
- 2,437
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles G. Thacker
- Registered owner
- Charles G Thacker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1989 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 9A1 · Covington, GA
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 40 in this make and model · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.