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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Scottsbluff, NE · February 20, 1983

Date: February 20, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place: Scottsbluff, NE
Airport: Scottsbluff
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1798V
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC83LA070
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total21 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N1798VRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 13983 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost directional control and aircraft ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC83LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportScottsbluff, NEThe aircraft made a hard landing while landing at Scottsbluff NE during a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing on runway 30 with the wind from 350 degrees at 8 KTS. A witness said the aircraft bounced 2 times before groundlooping off the left side of the…Feb 20, 1983 · Substantial damage