# Accident 19811203080329A: Cessna 140, Cottonwood, AZ, December 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1981, 17:35 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2040N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2040N-2011-06-14) (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 C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 41 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203080329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE STRUCK A BUILDING AS PILOT TRIED TO REACH RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX82FUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ16), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Cottonwood, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N2040N (1)

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

- [Accident 19770623015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623015119A), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Jordan, MT, 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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