# Accident 19791203035639A: Cessna 140, Romeo, MI, December 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8046° N, 83.0026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8046&lon=-83.0026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1788N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1788N) (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: 218 total, 46 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203035639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LDG ROLL WHEN HIT BY STRONG CROSSWIND GUST. ACFT FLIPPED OVER IN 3 INCHES OF SNOW.

## 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 CHI80DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC05), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1788N), Romeo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1788N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061202030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202030029I), Dec 2, 2006: Cessna 140 (N1788N), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing for departure for return trip to ptk. The pilot was attempting to make a second round trip, from ptk, delivering charity christmas…

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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