# NTSB MKC82DA163: Cessna 140, N72470, Eldora, IA, September 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Eldora, IA
- Coordinates: 42.359863, -93.099487 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3599&lon=-93.0995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70573/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA163

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - lubricating system - loose (cause)
  - aircraft service - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,oil - exhaustion (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO & THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, & THE ACFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. ALL OF THE OIL HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE OIL FILLER OPENING VIA A LOOSE FITTING OIL FILTER CAP. THE PLT STATED HE HAD CHANGED THE OIL PRIOR TO FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N72470 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 9635
- Airframe hours: 6000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richard Bechen
- Registered owner: Richard Bechen
- Departed: IA68, LAMOTTE, IA
- Destination: BFF, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 330 total, 250 in this make and model, 235 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F

## 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 19820901043229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901043229A), Sep 1, 1982: Cessna 140, Eldora, IA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after oil pressure was lost due to loose fitting oil cap.

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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