# Accident 19841010055329A: Cessna 140A, Las Vegas, NV, October 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1984, 11:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0799° N, 115.1401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0799&lon=-115.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9661A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9661A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 102 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841010055329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO RAISE TAIL DURING TAKEOFF RUN. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA006), Oct 10, 1984: Cessna 140A (N9661A), Las Vegas, NV, 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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