# Accident 19831001070009A: Cessna 140, Hastings, MI, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hastings, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6501° N, 85.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6501&lon=-85.2884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76639-1985-01-11) (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: 1,413 total, 65 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001070009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN FUEL STARVATION FROM LEFT TANK OCCURRED. CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA002), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 140 (N76639), Hastings, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76639 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810808063229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808063229I), Aug 8, 1981: Cessna 140 (N76639), Ionia, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxiied into a ditch. Damaged propeller and cowling. Passenger thrown out and suffered broken jaw.

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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