Cessna 140 N3725V
4 July 2019 · Reeves, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 2019 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3725V was involved in an accident near Reeves, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reeves, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.5208, -93.0475
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N3725V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1948
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- De Quincy → Opelousas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA206
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to secure the oil filler cap, which resulted in oil starvation and a precautionary off-airport landing, during which the airplane was substantially damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he landed to refuel and take a break, during which time he also added engine oil. About 15 minutes after departing, he noticed that the engine oil pressure reading had dropped to about 0 pounds per square inch (psi) from 30 psi about 1 minute earlier. Due to the wooded terrain over which the airplane was flying, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing to a nearby clearing. During the landing, the right wing strut impacted a fence post and the airplane bounced and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage. While examining the airplane after the accident, the pilot found that the oil filler cap/dipstick was loose. Based on the information provided by the pilot, the accident was the result of his failure to ensure that the oil filler cap was properly secured, which resulted in loss of the oil supply and necessitated the precautionary off-airport landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2019 | Cessna 140 | Newton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Cessna 140 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Cruisair Llc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Cessna 140 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Cessna 140 | Independence, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2019 | Cessna 140 | Lakeview, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Cessna 140 | Marina, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2019 | Aeronca 65 C | Gilliam, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2019 | Piper PA 22 | Pollock, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Mar 2019 | Cessna A185 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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