# Accident 19790526009439A: Cessna 140, Bowman, ND, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1843° N, 103.4029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowman, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1843&lon=-103.4029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1677V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677V-1989-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526009439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE UNAUTHORIZED TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN FIELD,ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ROUGH GROUND,GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 MKC79DTG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG07), May 26, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1677V), Bowman, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1677V (1)

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

- [Accident 19870530017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530017099A), May 30, 1987: Cessna 140 (N1677V), Sawyer, ND, Substantial damage. Veered left as flaps were set on final. Unable to correct. Struck trees short of runway. No mechanical failure.

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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