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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Toms Brook, VA · September 20, 1979

Date
September 20, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Toms Brook, VA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89327
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA087
Reported as
Cessna 140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total45 in this make and model190 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.

Landed fast, nose down, landing gear caught in tall grass. Nosed over. Private strip not mowed.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED FAST, NOSE DOWN, LANDING GEAR CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS. NOSED OVER. PRIVATE STRIP NOT MOWED.

NTSB investigation

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