# Accident 19780708019119A: Cessna 140, Oxford, MA, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Oxford, MA
- Airport: Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90136, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90136-2013-03-11) (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: 104 total, 89 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708019119A

## 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 NYC78FNE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE25), Jul 8, 1978: Cessna 140 (N90136), Oxford, MA, 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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