# Accident 19741103037209A: Cessna 140, Orchard Park, NY, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Orchard Park, NY
- Airport: Orchard Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.7954° N, 78.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Orchard Park Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-78.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89624, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89624-2013-08-27) (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: 800 total, 16 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037209A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC75FFJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFJ16), Nov 3, 1974: Cessna 140 (N89624), Orchard Park, NY, incident, minor 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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