# Accident 19850410049969A: Cessna STC140, Petaluma, CA, April 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1985, 20:25 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2094° N, 122.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2094&lon=-122.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140MC-2012-06-27) (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 STC140
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,202 total, 0 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410049969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN DESCENDING FROM FOG AND HEADING STRAIGHT DOWN ON DARK NIGHT. IMPACTED POND. PRIMARY PANEL ONLY.

## 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 LAX85FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA198), Apr 11, 1985: Cessna 140 (N140MC), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N140MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19801002072419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072419I), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna 140 (N140MC), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Student lost control during taxi. Left main gear collapsed.

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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