- Date
- September 13, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Liverpool, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N89318Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840913048139A
- Case key
- 21465
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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
At aprx 900 ft AGL the eng lost power and the plt executed a forced landing in the unimproved terrain. At touchdown the acft struck trees and a dirt enbankment nosing over inverted. Investigation revealed water in the gascolator as well as the left fuel tank. According to the plt, it was necessary to sump the left wing tank 3 times before a good fuel sample was obtained. The plt further reported that the acft left main gear was in a depression causing the outboard section of the tank to be lower than the sump drain and eng pick-up line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89318
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8346
- Airframe hours
- 3,512
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert F. Barton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 21T · Houston, TX
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 318 total · 69 in this make and model · 216 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.