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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Aurora, CO · April 15, 1984

Date
April 15, 1984 · 07:00 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Airport
Aurora
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89984
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA129
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left gear collapsed due to main gear leg bolt failure. The bolt had discoloration indicating previous crack.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO MAIN GEAR LEG BOLT FAILURE. THE BOLT HAD DISCOLORATION INDICATING PREVIOUS CRACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.