- Date
- August 26, 1983, 15:33 local (22:33 UTC)
- Place
- College Place, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90037Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830826044599A
- Case key
- 39760
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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 acft collided with power line poles during an emergency landing. The pilot reported a power loss during takeoff and witnesses reported that the engine was sputtering during takeoff and quit during climb out. Post accident investigation showed the acft tanks contained about 4 gallons. About 1 gallon in the left and 3 gallons in the right. The fuel selector was on the left tank. The pilot said the fuel gauges read 'left tank about 1/4 and the right tank empty during preflt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90037
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9095
- Airframe hours
- 3,332
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mr. & Mrs. Isakson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1983
- Airport
- S95 · Martin Field
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 352 total · 10 in this make and model · 346 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.