# Accident 19870212002779A: Cessna 140, Nyssa, OR, February 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1987, 16:55 local time
- Place: Nyssa, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7299° N, 117.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7299&lon=-117.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72166-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 87 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212002779A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SHEEP CROSSING THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT INITIATED AN ABORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE ANIMAL.

## 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 SEA87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA057), Feb 12, 1987: Cessna 140 (N72166), Nyssa, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72166 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730728022829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022829A), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 140 (N72166), Klamath Fals, OR, Substantial damage. Acft became airborne with min a/s in gusty wind conditions.

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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