# Accident 19870623034029A: Cessna 140, Falmouth, KY, June 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Falmouth, KY
- Airport: Gene Synder
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6692° N, 84.3304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6692&lon=-84.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89784, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89784-2012-11-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623034029A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. DEPARTED RUNWAY. HIT TALL GRASS AND ROCK THEN NOSED OVER. CROSSWIND RAISED A WING ON ROLL

## 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 ATL87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA183), Jun 23, 1987: Cessna 140 (N89784), Falmouth, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89784 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730703022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730703022009A), Jul 3, 1973: Cessna 140 (N89784), Canton, OH, Substantial damage. Drg roll out gust lifted r wing,tail came up acft pivoted 90DEG l.wind gusting 20K.

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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