# Incident 19781001030809I: Cessna 140, La Grande, OR, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2255V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2255V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total, 480 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001030809I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS NOSED UP BY A GUST WHILE TAXIING IN FROM LANDING.

## Other reports on N2255V (1)

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

- [Incident 20000426022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426022339I), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 140 (N2255V), Greenville, MI, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was practicing landings at (6D6), on third pilot claimed he encountered a wind gust during flare and then nosed into the runway hitting the prop and…

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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