# Incident 19810513034319I: Cessna 140, Bettles, AK, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 09:35 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9139° N, 151.5291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETTLES (BTT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9139&lon=-151.5291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89410, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89410-2013-05-17) (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: 0 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/19810513034319I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT AND IT STARTED AND ROLLED FROM PARKING STRIKING VASI LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N89410 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830619035439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619035439A), Jun 19, 1983: Cessna 140 (N89410), Crevice Creek R, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to slow speed. Applied brakes too hard on rough surface. Airplane flipped over.

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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