# Accident 19740417008909A: Cessna 140, Harwinton, CT, April 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1974
- Place: Harwinton, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.7712° N, 73.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harwinton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7712&lon=-73.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76131-1974-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 33 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417008909A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTNG 20K. ACFT HIT ROCKY TERRAIN,BRUSH AND TREES.

## 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 NYC74FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE17), Apr 17, 1974: Cessna 140 (N76131), Harwinton, CT, substantial damage

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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