# Accident 19780219004839A: Cessna 175A, Grand Junction, CO, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6840E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840E-1982-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 283 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219004839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BAILED OUT AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. PROPELLER DMG INDICATED POAT IMPACT.

## 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 DEN78FTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE29), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 175 (N6840E), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N6840E (1)

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

- [Accident 19761002035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002035069A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 175A (N6840E), Century, FL, Substantial damage. Grass recently cut. Unable to stop. Groundlooped at east end of 2500FT strip to avoid trees.

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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