# NTSB LAX68D0154: Cessna 140, N89517, Hunt.Beach, CA, October 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1967
- Place: Hunt.Beach, CA · HUNT.BEACH, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3581   67/10/3   HUNT.BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N89517              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89517-2017-01-25), registration cancelled 2017-01-25, S/N 8553, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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

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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