# Accident 19800304005469A: Cessna 140, Ft Walton, FL, March 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ft Walton, FL
- Airport: Ft Walton Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4063° N, 86.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WALTON BEACH (1J9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4063&lon=-86.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89831-2004-05-28) (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: 6,204 total, 35 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304005469A

## Narrative

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

OVER-CONTROLLED RUDDER ON LANDING ROLL. HIT BRAKES. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. LIMITED TAIL WHEEL TIME.

## 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 MIA80DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ25), Mar 4, 1980: Cessna 140 (N89831), Ft.Walton Bch, FL, 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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