# Accident 19840519034079A: Cessna 140, Harrisonburg, VA, May 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2799° N, 78.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2799&lon=-78.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72115, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72115) (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 C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 36 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519034079A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED ON THE LANDING ROLL. HAD A PREEXISTING CRACK AT A HOLE FOR THE STEP ATTACHMENT.

## 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 ATL84LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA180), May 19, 1984: Cessna 140 (N72115), Harrisonburg, VA, 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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