# Accident 19740330008389A: Cessna 140, Hntngtn Bch, CA, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Hntngtn Bch, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89425-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 22 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330008389A

## Narrative

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

CARRIED FUEL IN R TANK ONLY.UN REFUEL ENROUTE STOP.ENG QUIT 50FT AGL,HIT CESSNA N10970,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 LAX74FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA20), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 140 (N89425), Hntngtn Bch, CA, destroyed

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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