# Accident 19790920044209A: Cessna 140, Toms Brook, VA, September 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Toms Brook, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9465° N, 78.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms Brook, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9465&lon=-78.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89327-2017-10-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 45 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920044209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD79FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA087), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 140 (N89327), Luray, VA, 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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