19851207061069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Rochester, IN · December 7, 1985

Date
December 7, 1985 · 11:15 local
Place
Rochester, IN
Airport
Fulton County
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4155N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA043
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total199 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Cowling came open on liftoff. Aborted but ran off the runway into a snowbank and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

COWLING CAME OPEN ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED BUT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.