- Date
- August 7, 1983, 11:13 local (17:13 UTC)
- Place
- Alamagordo, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1866VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830807039159A
- Case key
- 21002
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After topping the acft with fuel, the plt took of from the 4200 ft high rwy, toward the mountains. The density alt at that time was about 6700 ft. during the takeoff, the plt rotated at 50 mph, then accelerated in ground effect to 70 mph. He then started to climb, but the airspeed bleed off rapidly as the acft got out of ground effect. The plt attempted fly the acft in ground effect again, but had to maneuver to avoid a power line & a house. While turning to avoid obstructions the acft stalled at about 20 ft AGL & impacted left wing 1st. The plt thought there was a partial power loss, but no preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failure was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1866V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14077
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alan Kinback
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1983
- Destination
- HMN · Holloman Afb, NM
- Airport
- ALM · Alamagordo, runway 3, 7,005 × 150 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
- 31
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Military, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,570 total · 135 in this make and model · 3,292 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HMN, 6 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 N1866V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.