# Accident 19850127001859A: Cessna 140A, Three Rivers, MI, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 16:04 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9394° N, 85.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9394&lon=-85.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5603C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 750 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127001859A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ON SNOW COVERED LAKE RIGHT SKI ATTACH BOLTS FAILED. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI85LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA098), Jan 27, 1985: Cessna 140A (N5603C), Three Rivers, MI, 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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