# Accident 19840728039599A: Cessna 140, Talkeetna, AK, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 16:45 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4509° N, 149.7910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4509&lon=-149.7910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2233N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2233N-2013-07-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 509 total, 410 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728039599A

## Narrative

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

DURING A CAP SEARCH MISSION PILOT ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TO GROUND. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO RISING 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 ANC84FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA124), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 140 (N2233N), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2233N (1)

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

- [Accident 19880320005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005919A), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 140 (N2233N), Easley, SC, Substantial damage. Struck trees on a go around and crashed. Tried toland downwind because trees were too high to land to the west.

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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