# Accident 19780301003879A: Cessna 140, Atwood, MI, March 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1978
- Place: Atwood, MI
- Airport: Bascum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.1792° N, 85.3454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwood, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1792&lon=-85.3454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2102N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2102N) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 6 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301003879A

## 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 CHI78FEM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM11), Mar 1, 1978: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Atwood, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2102N (2)

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

- [Accident 19980522010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522010649A), May 22, 1998: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, Substantial damage. Departing after engine repairs. Engine quit on climbout. Landed near airport. Hit soft sand. Nosed over. (.4) on may 22, 1998, at 1645 central daylight time, a…
- [Accident 19960710016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016499A), Jul 10, 1996: Cessna 140 (N2102N), Holt, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on a go around at airport. Crashed into trees. No engine defects. Temp dew point good for carb ice.

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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