# Accident 19800430010839A: Cessna 140A, Atlanta, GA, April 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1980, 19:51 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalk-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5674C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5674C-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 37 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430010839A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR FAILED AT TOUCHDOWN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE & SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGEAIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA80FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG24), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 140A (N5674C), Atlanta, GA, 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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