Cessna 140 accident near Vancouver, WA
On August 4, 1997, a Cessna 140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vancouver, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 1997
- Place
- Vancouver, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.629°N, 122.521°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08742
NTSB summary
On August 4, 1997, at 1120 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 140, N2076N, being operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with a commercial building near the Evergreen Airport, Vancouver, Washington, shortly after takeoff. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. The pilot rated passenger was seriously injured. Witnesses reported that the airplane had taken off to the west and attained an altitude of approximately 300-400 feet. The airplane then made a steep left turn. The witnesses reported that the wings leveled for an instant, then the nose dropped and the airplane descended in a near vertical attitude. The left wing of the airplane collided with the top of a commercial building and remained on the roof, as the rest of the airplane slid down the side of the building in a nose down attitude. The witnesses reported that the engine was running at the time of the accident, and that the engine sound did not change up to the time of the collision. Two mechanics at the airport reported that just prior to the accident, the pilot and passenger approached them and stated that during a flight in the pattern earlier in the day, the engine was "detonating" and experienced a "loss of power, then died." The mechanics reported that the pilot and passenger wanted to know what they thought might be the problem. The mechanics thought that maybe it could be a problem with the spark plugs, or maybe the magnetos. The mechanics stated that the pilot and pa
Probable cause
Aircraft control was not maintained. Continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment and movement restrictions to an exhaust valve were factors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
