- Date
- June 8, 1992, 20:23 local (Jun 9, 1992, 01:23 UTC)
- Place
- Howard, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2776NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920609018809A
- Case key
- 15459
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Probable cause
An inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot in command and a loss of engine power from contaminated fuel.
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 accident airplane lost engine power during initial climb from a private landing strip. The airplane landed on a highway and collided with a sign during the landing roll. The pilot told inspectors from the federal aviation administration (FAA) that the engine had started missing during takeoff and then stopped completely approximately 300 feet above the ground. He told them he switched fuel tanks and attempted a restart but was unsuccessful. FAA inspectors examined the airplane after the accident. They verified mechanical continuity throughout the flight control system. There were no defects discovered in the engine. Examination of the fuel system showed sediment and foreign material in the gascolator bowl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2776N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13037
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene B. Havlovitz
- Registered owner
- Eugene B. Havlovitz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1991 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 420 total · 75 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRB, 10 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.
Other investigations on N2776N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.