# NTSB NYC86LA004: Cessna 140, N77110, Newport, NH, October 7, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 7, 1985, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Newport, NH
- Location: 43.3649° N, 72.1766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3649&lon=-72.1766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30242/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA004

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
  - fuel system,carburetor - starvation (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - stall - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT LOST POWER, THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENG WHILE TURNING RIGHT IN AN EFFORT TO RETURN TO THE RWY. THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N77110 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11568
- Airframe hours: 3277
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Andrew M. Tuthill
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 20, 1984, 40 hours before
- Departed: VSF, SPRINGFIELD, VT
- Destination: 2B3, NEWPORT-PARLIN, NH
- Airport: 2B3, Parlin, runway 18, 2,800 × 48 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 104 total, 104 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: LEB

## 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 19851007053929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851007053929A), Oct 7, 1985: Cessna 140, Newport, NH, Substantial damage. During go around, low fuel quantity in tank caused fuel starvation. Aircraft stalled and collided with pine trees.

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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