# Accident 19790924031669A: Cessna 140, Thief River Fal, MN, September 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1112° N, 96.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thief River Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1112&lon=-96.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3073N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3073N) (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: 28 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924031669A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 MKC79FER73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER73), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 140 (N3073N), Thief Riv Fls, MN, 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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