# Accident 19770912031299A: Cessna 140, Blairsville, GA, September 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.8544° N, 83.9973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAIRSVILLE (DZJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8544&lon=-83.9973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2458N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458N) (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 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 47 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912031299A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG80), Sep 12, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2458N), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2458N (1)

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

- [Incident 19860503023089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503023089I), May 3, 1986: Cessna 140 (N2458N), Hampton, GA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing and ran through a fence. Engine cowling had popped open blocking vision.

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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