# Accident 19830727035779A: Cessna 140, Pratt, KS, July 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Pratt, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6409° N, 98.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6409&lon=-98.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76242-1983-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,675 total, 385 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727035779A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE DISPENSING WASP EGGS. WAS FLYING DOWNWIND NOSE HIGH AT 100 FEET AGL.

## 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 MKC83FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA165), Jul 27, 1983: Cessna 140 (N76242), Pratt, KS, destroyed

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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