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Cessna 140 N89128

2 March 1985 · Hawesville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 March 1985 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89128 was involved in an accident near Hawesville, Kentucky, 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.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hawesville, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates
37.8905, -86.7508
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N89128
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lordsburg → Hawesville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA130

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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 PLT WAS ON A FLT FROM LORDSBURG, NM, TO MANSFIELD, OH, AND COULD NOT FIND HANCOCK COUNTY AIRPORT, HAWESVILLE, KY. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT SAID THAT HE PLANNED TO REFUEL AT HANCOCK CO. AIRPORT, BUT GOT CAUGHT ABOVE A CLOUD LAYER AND COULD NO FIND THE ARPT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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