# Accident 19830509019699A: Cessna 140, New Albany, MS, May 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: New Albany, MS
- Airport: New Albany
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4890° N, 89.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4890&lon=-89.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76379) (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: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830509019699A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON A GO-AROUND. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL83FKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKQ02), May 10, 1983: Cessna 140 (N76379), New Albany, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76379 (1)

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

- [Accident 20061209029099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209029099A), Dec 9, 2006: Cessna 140 (N76379), Vienna, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated approximately 10 minutes after takeoff from the rolla national (vih) airport that he heard a loud bang and the engine lost power. He…

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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