# Accident 19860320007359A: Cessna 140, Newburyport, MA, March 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1986, 15:40 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2643N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2643N-2012-09-21) (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 C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860320007359A

## Narrative

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

BOGGED NOSE DOWN AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SOFT SPOT IN SOD DURING TAXI. WIND GOT UNDER TAIL AND AIRCRAFT 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 NYC86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA091), Mar 20, 1986: Cessna 140 (N2643N), Newburyport, MA, 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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