# NTSB IAD76DKW32: Cessna 140, N89178, Jasper, TN, May 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Jasper, TN · JASPER, TN
- Location: 35.0640° N, 85.6252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0640&lon=-85.6252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKW32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKW32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1534  76/5/21    JASPER,TN           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N89178              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,TN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ABT ONE HALF CUP OF WATER DRAINED FM FUEL TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89178](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89178-1976-06-28), registration cancelled 1976-06-28, S/N 8192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760521017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521017209A), May 21, 1976: Cessna 140, Jasper, TN, Substantial damage. Abt one half cup of water drained fm fuel tanks.

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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