# Accident 19800323006469A: Cessna 140, Drew, MS, March 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Drew, MS
- Airport: Ruleville-Drew
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7764° N, 90.5250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RULEVILLE-DREW (M37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7764&lon=-90.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76653-2013-02-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 2 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323006469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. HIT TREES TRYING TO RETURN. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA80FKQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKQ04), Mar 23, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76653), Drew, MS, 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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