# Incident 19800705059569I: Cessna 140, Plainwell, MI, July 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2239V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239V-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 110 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705059569I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. LANDED SUCCESSFULLY.

## Other reports on N2239V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900825036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825036099A), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna 140 (N2239V), Blissfield, MI, Substantial damage. Too low on final struck powerline 20 feet AGL and crashed. Pilot ignored displaced threshold to clear power line.

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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