Cessna 140 N1866V

Summary

On 7 August 1983 at about 17:13 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1866V was involved in an accident near Alamagordo, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 August 1983 at 17:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamagordo, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Alamagordo (ALM)

Coordinates

32.8804, -105.9494

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N1866V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Holloman Afb

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA367

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TOPPING THE ACFT WITH FUEL, THE PLT TOOK OF FROM THE 4200 FT HIGH RWY, TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS. THE DENSITY ALT AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 6700 FT. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE PLT ROTATED AT 50 MPH, THEN ACCELERATED IN GROUND EFFECT TO 70 MPH. HE THEN STARTED TO CLIMB, BUT THE AIRSPEED BLEED OFF RAPIDLY AS THE ACFT GOT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED FLY THE ACFT IN GROUND EFFECT AGAIN, BUT HAD TO MANEUVER TO AVOID A POWER LINE & A HOUSE. WHILE TURNING TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS THE ACFT STALLED AT ABOUT 20 FT AGL & IMPACTED LEFT WING 1ST. THE PLT THOUGHT THERE WAS A PARTIAL POWER LOSS, BUT NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.