19750803023139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140A · Portage, ME · August 3, 1975

Date
August 3, 1975
Place
Portage, ME
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9400A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76DNC05
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
548 total161 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt receivd wx from forestry towers. Aircraft not equipd for IFR flight

As the FAA filed it

PLT RECEIVD WX FROM FORESTRY TOWERS.AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPD FOR IFR FLIGHT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.