# Accident 19810314009399A: Cessna 140, Wapiti, WY, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wapiti, WY
- Airport: Flying L Skytel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4660° N, 109.4740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Flying L Skytel Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4660&lon=-109.4740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72917, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72917) (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: 500 total, 220 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009399A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY. STALLED AIRPLANE IN STEEP BANK AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN81FTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC11), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 140 (N72917), Wapiti, WY, 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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