# Accident 19830101000129A: Cessna 140, Springbrook, WI, January 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Springbrook, WI
- Airport: Springbrook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9019° N, 91.6771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGBROOK (5WI1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9019&lon=-91.6771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89399) (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: 326 total, 107 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830101000129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK AT RUNWAY THRESHOLD ON SHORT FINAL. INSTRUCTOR WAS IN LEFT SEAT. STUDENT IN RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 CHI83LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA074), Jan 1, 1983: Cessna 140 (N89399), Springbrook, WI, 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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