- Date
- June 2, 1992, 19:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Vincentown, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2939CCessna 140A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920602021829A
- Case key
- 37153
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a collision with wires during a forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that after takeoff, '...climbing to about 120 feet the engine abruptly lost power.' He initiated a forced landing, but struck a power line. The FAA report said, 'there was no evidence of water and the fuel was clear....the engine was hand propped and a complete run-up and magneto check was performed....everything was normal.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2939C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15592
- Airframe hours
- 14,732
- Engine
- Continental 85-14F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James E. Giatto
- Registered owner
- James E. Giatto
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 17, 1991 · 106 hours before
- Departed
- N73
- Airport
- N73 · Red Lion Airport, runway 23, 2,865 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 106 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.