# Accident 19750817027879A: Cessna 140, Bassett, VA, August 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Bassett, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.7615° N, 79.9866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bassett, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7615&lon=-79.9866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2522N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2522N-1976-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 128 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817027879A

## Narrative

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

WATER IN FUEL,CONSIDERABLE FOREIGN MATTER IN FUEL STRAINER,AUTOMOTIVE GAS.CRASHED ON SIDE OF HILL.

## 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 IAD76FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID05), Aug 17, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2522N), Bassett, VA, 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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