# Accident 19840504018139A: Cessna 140, Lovelock, NV, May 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1984, 20:40 local time
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Lovelock
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3207° N, 118.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3207&lon=-118.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 488 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504018139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CIRCLING AIRPORT AT NIGHT WHEN AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA84FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA102), May 5, 1984: Cessna 140 (N1978N), Lovelock, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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