- Date
- August 14, 1985, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Almont, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76465Cessna 140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850814038919A
- Case key
- 13189
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,carburetor - incorrectCause
Fuel system,carburetor - openCause
Fuel system,carburetor - stripped threadCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Analysis
After takeoff and about 300 ft AGL the plt said his eng stopped briefly restarted then stopped. He landed in a cow pasture and to avoid hitting the cows landed hard on the left gear and engine. The acft then nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76465
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10897
- Airframe hours
- 519
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-01, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Deloss L. Lesuer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984
- Departed
- 37G
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 15 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 33 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.