# Accident 19860725035229A: Cessna 140, Taos, NM, July 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1986, 08:50 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3809° N, 105.5703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3809&lon=-105.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76541-2013-05-09) (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: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860725035229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT USED INAPPROPRIATE RUNWAY AND MISUSED FLAPS. DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN86FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA207), Jul 25, 1986: Cessna 140 (N76541), Taos, NM, 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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