# Accident 19811118074279A: Cessna 140, Newry, PA, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Newry, PA
- Airport: Blue Knob Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3965° N, 78.4537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE KNOB VALLEY (7PN4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3965&lon=-78.4537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2008N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2008N-1998-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 51 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074279A

## Narrative

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

DEER RAN OUT ON RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PILOT TRIED TO AVOID HITTING DEER.

## 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 NYC82FGM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM06), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 140 (N2008N), Newry, PA, destroyed

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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