# Accident 19750803023139A: Cessna 140A, Portage, ME, August 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Portage, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.7631° N, 68.4759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7631&lon=-68.4759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9400A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400A-1975-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 161 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803023139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC76DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC05), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 140A (N9400A), Portage, ME, 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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