# Accident 19800504011149A: Cessna 140, Slatington, PA, May 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1980, 13:50 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Slatington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7636° N, 75.6049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLATINGTON (69N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7636&lon=-75.6049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72581, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72581-1983-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011149A

## Narrative

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

PULLED NOSE UP TOO HIGH ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED FLAPS. AIRPLANE STALLED. STARTED TO SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 NYC80FHA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA09), May 4, 1980: Cessna 140 (N72581), Slatington, PA, 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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