Cessna 140 N3587V

Summary

On 21 December 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3587V was involved in an accident near Coy, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 December 1985 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Coy, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bennett

Coordinates

34.5391, -91.8709

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N3587V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA038

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE OF N3587V WAS RUN AT IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME BEFORE THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED.AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE ENGINE DIED. IT WAS RESTARTED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL BUT THE ROLL WAS CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO NEAR TAKEOFF SPEED BUT WHEN LIFT OFF WAS ATTEMPTED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT FLY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT AND DURING THE ABORT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ALL SPARK PLUGS HAD CARBON DEPOSITS AND THE TOP PLUG ON ONE CYLINDER HAD A BENT GROUND ELECTRODE THAT WAS CONTACTING THE CENTER ELECTRODE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON AUTO FUEL BUT WAS NOT MODIFIED FOR USE OF THE FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.