# NTSB FTW67F0185: Cessna 140A, N5330C, Sikes, LA, August 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1966
- Place: Sikes, LA · SIKES, LA
- Location: 32.0790° N, 92.4863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sikes, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0790&lon=-92.4863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2286  66/8/25    SIKES LA            CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 232
        TIME - 0735                    N5330C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5330C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5330C-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 15450, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (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

## Other investigations on N5330C (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN86LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA058), Dec 31, 1985: Cessna 140A (N5330C), Columbus, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76FUJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ43), Nov 20, 1975: Cessna 140A (N5330C), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage

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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