# Incident 19830520030649I: Cessna 140, Santa Ysabel, CA, May 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1983, 13:35 local time
- Place: Santa Ysabel, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N76403, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 230 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520030649I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A COW PASTURE. NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. FUEL LINES AND CARBURETOR DRY.

## Other reports on N76403 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811119079699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119079699A), Nov 19, 1981: Cessna 140 (N76403), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear strut broke while turning around to taxi to ramp after landing. Had old break not detecteced in annual.

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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