SEA86LA036

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ione, OR · January 5, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 5, 1986, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
Place
Ione, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1920VCessna 140
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860105001149A
Case key
40341

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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.

In flight encounter with weatherCruise
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather evaluation - disregardedPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - icing conditionsFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - selectedPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Forced landingCruise
Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The pilot attempted to fly his newly purchased aircraft a distance of 3 miles from one local airstrip to another for the purpose of hangaring it. A ceiling of 500 feet overcast with 5 miles visibility fog and freezing rain were present. The windscreen iced up and a forced landing was made causing substantial damage.

Aircraft

Registration
N1920V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28450-7-12
Airframe hours
4,200
Engine
Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Keven Haguewood
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 1, 1985

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
26
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
670 total · 19 in this make and model · 560 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Wind
Calm
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
500 ft overcast
Temperature
30 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.