# Incident 19810708056369I: Cessna 140, Columbia, SC, July 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7275F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7275F-2013-05-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708056369I

## Narrative

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

IN CROSSWIND LANDING PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP DAMAGING LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER TIPS.

## Other reports on N7275F (1)

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

- [Accident 19831112073859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112073859A), Nov 12, 1983: Cessna 140 (N7275F), Wadley, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing and ground loop occurred.

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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