# Accident 19790822032189A: Cessna 140, Wichita Falls, TX, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9476° N, 98.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICHITA VALLEY (F14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9476&lon=-98.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89445-2014-11-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,462 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822032189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD37), Aug 22, 1979: Cessna 140 (N89445), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

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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