# Accident 19740720021809A: Cessna 140A, Stanwood, WA, July 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Stanwood, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 48.2451° N, 122.3422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanwood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2451&lon=-122.3422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9448A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720021809A

## Narrative

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

STALL DURING LOW ALT TURN. ACFT SANK.

## 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 SEA75FYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE05), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 140A (N9448A), Stanwood, WA, 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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