- Date
- January 29, 1983, 11:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Richview, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2377VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830129001729A
- Case key
- 12076
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collised with a ditch and nosed over during a forced landing after the engine stopped in cruise flt. The pilot said he checked the carburetor heat on the ground but did not use it in the air. After the landing the engine was inspected and no discrepancies found. The inspecting mechanic said he had found that the C-140 was very susceptible to carburetor icing on days with a lot of moisture in the air. On this day the temperature was 39 degrees f the dew point was 36 degrees f and the relative humidity about 85 percent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2377V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 2,704
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur Gallant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1982
- Departed
- MDH · Carbondale, IL
- Destination
- Boston, MA
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 1 in this make and model · 244 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MVN, 15 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.