# Accident 19770514011149A: Cessna 140A, Calhan, CO, May 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.0340° N, 104.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calhan, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0340&lon=-104.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9694A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9694A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 142 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE43-158305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011149A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 35K.

## 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 DEN73DTE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE43-158305), May 14, 1977: Cessna 140A (N9694A), Calhan, CO, 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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