# Accident 19820208002879A: Cessna 140, Statesboro, GA, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89047, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89047) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002879A

## Narrative

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

WIND CAUSED WING TO HIT RUNWAY ON LANDING. SOLO STUDENT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH POWER. GROUND-LOOPED, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL82DA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA050), Feb 8, 1982: Cessna 140 (N89047), Statesboro, GA, 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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