# Accident 19731130038769A: Cessna 140A, Scotia, NY, November 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1973
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Airport: Gay Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.8320° N, 73.9604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8320&lon=-73.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3787V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3787V-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731130038769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PHASE OF OPERATION UNK,ACFT LOCATED 243FT FRM RWY.PLT EXPIRED 2 DAYS LATER

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA17), Nov 30, 1973: Cessna 140A (N3787V), Scotia, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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