- Date
- March 2, 1983, 17:40 local (Mar 3, 1983, 01:40 UTC)
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N89050Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830302007039A
- Case key
- 39600
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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 flight originated at the pilots private farm strip. The pilot stated that during the flight the engine 'sputtered and died'. During a power off landing attempt the passenger grabbed the controls according to the pilot. The pilot said he fought for control of the acft until he broke his control wheel but could not regain control before impact with the ground. The terrain at the accident site was ideal for a landing area. The field was flat dry and hard. No reason was found for the engine stoppage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89050
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8054
- Airframe hours
- 1,654
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven R. Schmidt
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1980 · 54 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 974 total · 300 in this make and model · 974 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MWH, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.