# Accident 19830430017169A: Cessna 140, Mt Pleasant, IA, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9595° N, 91.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9595&lon=-91.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77090, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77090-2026-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 472 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430017169A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA101), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna C-140 (N77090), Mt. Pleasant, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77090 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941125039269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125039269I), Nov 25, 1994: Cessna 140 (N77090), Ashland, OH, Minor damage. Landing after maintence flight test. Left tire went flat. Lost control. Nosed over. 100 hr inspection.

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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