# Accident 19780327006869A: Cessna 140, Buckeye, AZ, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90119-1980-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA038-107181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327006869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM CAP-BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.10 . NO RECORDFLYING EXPERIENCE.

## 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 LAX78FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA038-107181), Mar 27, 1978: Cessna 140 (N90119), Buckeye, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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