# Accident 19790629021089A: Cessna 140A, Johnson, VT, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Johnson, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6370° N, 72.6787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6370&lon=-72.6787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5347C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5347C-2011-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629021089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. FOUND LOOSE OIL FILTER DRAIN. PILOT OWNER CHANGED OIL.

## 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 NYC79DNC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC41), Jun 29, 1979: Cessna 140A (N5347C), Johnson, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5347C (1)

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

- [Accident 19991210035949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991210035949A), Dec 10, 1999: Cessna 140A (N5347C), Harper, OR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.19) On December 10, 1999, approximately 1700 pacific standard time, a Cessna 140A, N5347C, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain near the…

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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