# Accident 19810902055219A: Cessna 140, Oklee, MN, September 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Oklee, MN
- Airport: Bachard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8387° N, 95.8495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklee, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8387&lon=-95.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3739V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 90 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902055219A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS STRUCK DRAIN PIPE HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS ON ROLLOUT.  RUNWAY NARROWS AT THAT POINT. HAZARD NOT MARKED.

## 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 CHI81FER70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER70), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna 140 (N3739V), Oklee, MN, 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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