# Accident 19740715025649A: Cessna 140, Albert Lea, MN, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Airport: Albert Lea Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.6813° N, 93.3681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT LEA MUNI (AEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6813&lon=-93.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2314V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2314V) (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: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715025649A

## Narrative

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

OTR ACFT LNDG ON SAME RWY OPPOSITE DIRECTION.ENG QUIT DRG GO-ARND.PLT UN MAKE THE RWY.

## 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 MKC75DER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER03), Jul 15, 1974: Cessna 140 (N2314V), Albert Lea, MN, 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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