19791215034629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Butler, PA · December 15, 1979

Date
December 15, 1979 · 10:55 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90035
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGM09
Reported as
Cessna 140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
671 total21 in this make and model18 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.

Engine failed immediately after takeoff. Aircraft flipped inverted after touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

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