# Accident 19850603025759A: Cessna 140, Tioga, TX, June 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1985, 20:05 local time
- Place: Tioga, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4707° N, 96.9110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4707&lon=-96.9110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3180N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3180N-2012-09-27) (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 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 340 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850603025759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING BUZZING RUN ON HOUSES.  PILOT WAS FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.

## 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 FTW85FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA245), Jun 4, 1985: Cessna 140 (N3180N), Tioga, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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