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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Wichita Falls, TX · August 22, 1979

Date
August 22, 1979 · 17:45 local
Place
Wichita Falls, TX
Airport
Wichita Valley
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89445
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FPD37
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,462 total45 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel selector handle rotated freely. Would not index in off, left, or right position.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE ROTATED FREELY. WOULD NOT INDEX IN OFF, LEFT, OR RIGHT POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.