# Accident 19760427012599A: Cessna 140, Dana Point, CA, April 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Dana Point, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.4755° N, 117.6931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dana Point, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4755&lon=-117.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2031N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2031N-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 506 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427012599A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER ONE CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## 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 LAX76FUA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA27), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 140 (N2031N), Dana Point, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2031N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970430007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970430007179A), Apr 30, 1997: Cessna 140 (N2031N), Palo Alto, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft appeared to lose power on takeoff, turned right, crashed into a grassy area off right side of runway. (.4)the pilot, who was the owner/operator of…

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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