Cessna 140 N2332V
29 June 2011 · Burlington, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 June 2011 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2332V, operated by Stick and Rudder, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington Municipal Airport (BUU)
- Coordinates
- 42.6906, -88.3044
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2332V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stick and Rudder
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kenosha → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA448
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The improper installation of the fuel selector indicator handle, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he departed with the fuel selector set to the right fuel tank, which was full of fuel. About 30 minutes after departure, he made a touch-and-go landing and takeoff at his destination airport. During the initial climb, the engine started to lose power when the airplane was about 100 feet above the runway. The pilot entered a left turn and attempted to land on an adjacent grass runway, but the airplane impacted the terrain short of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s fuel system revealed that the left fuel tank was empty and the right fuel tank was full of fuel. Examination of the airplane’s fuel selector revealed that the fuel selector indicator handle was improperly installed. When the fuel selector indicator handle was placed in the right fuel tank position, the fuel was actually coming from the left fuel tank. There was no record in the airplane’s maintenance logbook that indicated replacement of the fuel selector valve, the fuel selector indicator handle, or the fuel selector placard. It was not determined who performed the maintenance on the fuel selector and had improperly installed the fuel selector indicator handle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2011 | Cessna 140A | Newark, California, United States | Morris Kenneth E | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Cessna 140 | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Cessna 140 | Kent, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2011 | Cessna 140 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Lewis M Hiatt | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2011 | Cessna 140 | Wilkeson, Washington, United States | John Simon | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2011 | Cessna 140 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | Bryan K Holland | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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