# Accident 19830827044569A: Cessna 140, Kotlik, AK, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kotlik, AK
- Airport: Kotlik
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0306° N, 163.5401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0306&lon=-163.5401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77191, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77191-2013-05-09) (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 C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 24 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827044569A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE ROLLOUT. POSSIBLE GEAR FAILURE AND OR PILOT INEXPERIENCE IN A TAIL DRAGGER.

## 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 ANC83FAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG09), Aug 27, 1983: Cessna 140 (N77191), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77191 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790422007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422007059A), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 140 (N77191), Redowl, SD, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing, ground looped.

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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