# Accident 19851207061069A: Cessna 140, Rochester, IN, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0594° N, 86.1896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0594&lon=-86.1896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4155N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4155N) (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: 199 total, 199 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207061069A

## Narrative

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

COWLING CAME OPEN ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED BUT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED 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 CHI86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA043), Dec 7, 1985: Cessna 140 (N4155N), Rochester, IN, 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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