# Accident 19770728026059A: Cessna 140, Rufus, ID, July 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1977
- Place: Rufus, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N89388, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89388-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 330 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728026059A

## Narrative

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

TAKE OFF WAS ATTEMPTED DURING HIGH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA77DYM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYM50), Jul 28, 1977: Cessna 140 (N89388), Rufus, OR, destroyed

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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