# Accident 19760925033679A: Cessna 14*, Vandalia, MO, September 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Vandalia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3081° N, 91.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3081&lon=-91.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72343, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72343-2018-01-08) (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 14*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 280 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033679A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK MALFUNCTION-84 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL ON FAILED PART.

## 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 MKC76FCA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA46), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vandalia, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72343 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130702010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702010989A), Jul 2, 2013: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. At approximately 8:25 am CDT on July 2, 2013 the pilot was attempting to take off and flipped the aircraft upside-down. Aircraft came to rest up-side down. The…

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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