# Accident 19831128059129A: Cessna 140, Los Lunas, NM, November 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1983, 14:17 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8100° N, 106.7294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8100&lon=-106.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76119-2013-05-08) (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: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,587 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128059129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF INTO IRRIGATION DITCH.

## 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 FTW84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA079), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 140 (N76119), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage

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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