# Incident 19810304018859I: Cessna 140, Stanton, MN, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4719° N, 93.0230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4719&lon=-93.0230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3103N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3103N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 9 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/19810304018859I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE RAN ROUGH JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. RPM DECREASED WITH FULL CARB HEAT.LANDED IN FIELD. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N3103N (2)

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

- [Incident 19980428007859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980428007859I), Apr 28, 1998: Cessna 140 (N3103N), Gladwin, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced landing lost control imposing side load resulting in landing gear failure. Damage engine and prop.
- [Accident 19820606027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606027399A), Jun 6, 1982: Cessna 140 (N3103N), Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Veered off runway trying to land in gusty crosswind. Nosed over in soft sand. Wind exceed pilot and aircraft limits

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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