# Accident 19841210065589A: Cessna 140, Wasilla, AK, December 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Settlers Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5009° N, 149.6397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SETTLERS BAY AIRSTRIP (41AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5009&lon=-149.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77227-2015-05-14) (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: 750 total, 3 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210065589A

## Narrative

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

APPLIED POWER AFTER SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TREE TOPS.

## 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 ANC85FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA027), Dec 10, 1984: Cessna 140 (N77227), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77227 (1)

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

- [Accident 20121102027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121102027369A), Nov 2, 2012: Cessna 140 (N77227), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported he was landing on runway 20 at Watsonville Municipal Airport (kwvi) on 11/02/2012 at approximately 1645 hours pacific time. He entered the…

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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