- Date
- December 12, 1982, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ruston, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N89100Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821212064759A
- Case key
- 72438
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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
On takeoff the pilot heard a loud bang sound then lost engine power. The pilot made a 180 degree descending turn back toward the airport. At the edge of the airport the pilot made a hard touchdown on all three gear assemblies. Investigation revealed the engine lost compression on one cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89100
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 814
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Bissonnette
- Registered owner
- John Bissonnette
- Departed
- RSN · Ruston, LA
- Destination
- C · Dallas, TX
- Airport
- RSN · Ruston, runway 34, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,060 total · 520 in this make and model · 395 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.