# Accident 19771022033669A: Cessna 140, Tonopah, AZ, October 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Tonopah, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.4880° N, 112.9308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4880&lon=-112.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90075, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90075) (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: 405 total, 150 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022033669A

## Narrative

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

HIT HUMP IN DESERT.

## 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 LAX78FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ06), Oct 22, 1977: Cessna 140 (N90075), Tonopah, AZ, 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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