- Date
- February 4, 1993, 17:00 local (Feb 5, 1993, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Salem, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2019NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930204001629A
- Case key
- 42986
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Probable cause
A complete loss of power for undetermined reasons. Factors include unsuitable terrain, and trees surrounding the forced landing site.
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 aircraft experienced a complete loss of power during low level aerial observation maneuvers. The pilot attempted to land on a dirt road, but the wing span of the aircraft was wider than the width of the road. The wing of the aircraft impacted a tree on the side of the road as the pilot was attempting to land.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2019N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12255
- Airframe hours
- 2,071
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cosentino, Joseph & Debora
- Registered owner
- Cosentino, Joseph & Debora
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1992 · 108 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 694 total · 591 in this make and model · 694 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.