# NTSB NYC83LA051: Cessna 140, N72280, Sussex, NJ, January 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35144/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA051

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT 200 FEET AND PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TOWARDS AIRPORT FOR LANDING. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO PILOTS REMEDIAL ACTIONS. A LANDING WAS MADE IN SOFT GRASSY TERRAIN ON THE AIRPORT. DURING LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72280](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72280-1989-01-12), registration cancelled 1989-01-12, S/N 9457, 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
- Serial number: 9457
- Airframe hours: 2326
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard Jensen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1982, 0 hours before
- Airport: N63, Sussex, runway 3, 3,510 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 34 °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 19830108004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108004299A), Jan 8, 1983: Cessna 140, Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on obstacle clearance climb after takeoff. Pilot had fuel tank with least amount of fuel selected.

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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