# Accident 19750401006749A: Cessna 140, Knoxville, TN, April 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Ed Wilson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89687, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89687) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 41 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401006749A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A PUDDLE OF WATER APRX 6 IN DEEP JUST BFR L/O.

## 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 IAD75DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW11), Apr 1, 1975: Cessna 140 (N89687), Knoxville, TN, 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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