# Accident 19801115070159A: Cessna 140, Stockbridge, GA, November 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1980, 21:53 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5296° N, 84.2334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-84.2334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76151, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76151-1986-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,845 total, 121 in this make and model, 480 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115070159A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL, WORSENING WEATHER. DARK NIGHT, ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LANDED ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN. STRUCK TREES, 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 NYC81FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FKG02), Nov 15, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76151), Stockbridge, 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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