- Date
- May 4, 1986, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Riverton, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1949VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860504015499A
- Case key
- 16957
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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.
Analysis
The plt reports that the eng cowling came loose and he decided to land on a highway to secure the cowling. The approach was made to the west on the east/west road. The plt said the wind was from the south at 25 mph with gusts to 35 and the landing attempt resulted in a go-around due to the crosswind. During the go-around the plt turned to the north (downwind) and, according to the plt, the acft stalled and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1949V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14160
- Airframe hours
- 3,653
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glen E. Latimer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1986 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Destination
- LND · Lander, WY
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 702 total · 18 in this make and model · 572 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RIW, 16 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.