# Accident 19801020057779A: Cessna 140, Sunbury, OH, October 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sunbury, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2406° N, 82.8720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbury, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2406&lon=-82.8720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76731) (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: 233 total, 123 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801020057779A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LANDED IN FARM FIELD. HIT SOFT SPOT & BRAKES AT SAME TIME. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK02), Oct 20, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76731), Sunbury, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76731 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990925047349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925047349A), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 140A (N76731), Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane on an asphalt runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes, but when he released brake…

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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