# Accident 19750404042899A: Cessna 140, Midland, TX, April 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1975
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2787N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2787N-2017-06-14) (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: 1,292 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404042899A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NOT FLOWN FOR PERIOD OF TIME.CARB FUEL VALVE FOUND STICKING.

## 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 FTW75FQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG49), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2787N), Midland, TX, 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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