# Accident 19821209064309A: Cessna 140, Alliance, NE, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0998° N, 102.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-102.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89838-1998-04-10) (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: 142 total, 39 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209064309A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING STRUT BROKE DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO WING. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CRACK.

## 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 MKC83LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA034), Dec 9, 1982: Cessna 140 (N89838), Alliance, NE, 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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