# NTSB LAX82FUJ16: Cessna 140, N2040N, Cottonwood, AZ, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ · COTTONWOOD, AZ
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3492   81/12/3   COTTONWOOD,AZ       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 479
        TIME - 1735                    N2040N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 COTTONWOOD,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 1 1/2GAL FUEL IN L TK,5GAL IN R TK,FUEL SEL ON L TK.2GAL UNUSABLE IN EACH TK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2040N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2040N-2011-06-14), registration cancelled 2011-06-14, S/N 12276, built 1947 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cottonwood Muni

## 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 19811203080329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203080329A), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 140, Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Airplane struck a building as pilot tried to reach runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

## Other investigations on N2040N (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA77FTA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA24), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Jordan, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72DTA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTA12), Feb 20, 1972: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Glendive, MT, 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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