# Accident 19840225004919A: Cessna 140, Longview, TX, February 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1984, 10:41 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: East Side
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5085° N, 94.7002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST SIDE (3TS0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5085&lon=-94.7002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2491N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491N-2012-09-10) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 82 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225004919A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW84LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA148), Feb 25, 1984: Cessna 140 (N2491N), Longview, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2491N (1)

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

- [Incident 19790418024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418024219I), Apr 18, 1979: Cessna 140 (N2491N), London, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power momentarily, then quit completely, cause not known. Plane was just out of maintenance.

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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