# Incident 19820523033059I: Cessna 140, Nenana, AK, May 23, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1982, 17:10 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72737) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523033059I

## Narrative

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

IN CRUISE ALTITUDE ENGINE STOPPED. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR.

## Other reports on N72737 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730626020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626020189A), Jun 26, 1973: Cessna 140 (N72737), Cross City, FL, Substantial damage. 75 Ft from rwy edge to rwy lts. Plt didnt use ldg lts,lnd to l of rwy in plowed area.

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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