# Accident 19811125079409A: Cessna 140, Westerly, RI, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1856V-2012-08-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 302 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125079409A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED WIND TO FORCE AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. NOSED OVER AT END OF RUNWAY. EXPIRED STUDENT PERMIT.

## 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 NYC82FNA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA08), Nov 25, 1981: Cessna 140 (N1856V), Westerly, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1856V (1)

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

- [Accident 19830915050279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830915050279A), Sep 15, 1983: Cessna 140 (N1856V), Fishers Island, NY, Substantial damage. When pilot applied toe brakes during taxi aircraft flipped inverted.

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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