# Incident 19790418024219I: Cessna 140, London, OH, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Airport: Madison Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9327° N, 83.4620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADISON COUNTY (UYF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9327&lon=-83.4620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2491N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491N-2012-09-10) (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 C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,652 total, 1,450 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/19790418024219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY, CAUSE NOT KNOWN. PLANE WAS JUST OUT OF MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N2491N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840225004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225004919A), Feb 25, 1984: Cessna 140 (N2491N), Longview, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed when aircraft touched down short of runway on rough terrain.

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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