# NTSB CHI73DEK27: Cessna 140, N89205, Spring Mtn, OH, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Spring Mtn, OH · SPRING MTN, OH
- Location: 40.4087° N, 82.0507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Mountain, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4087&lon=-82.0507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEK27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEK27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3370   73/6/9    SPRING MTN,OHIO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 250
        TIME - 1715                    N89205              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANAL FULTON,OHIO           SPRING MTN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG SPUTTERED SWITCHED TANKS LWRD NOSE OF ACFT TO RETAIN FLYING SPEED HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89205](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89205), registered now, S/N 8225, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730609018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609018939A), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 14*, Spring Mtn, OH, Substantial damage. Eng sputtered switched tanks lwrd nose of acft to retain flying speed hit wires.

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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