# Incident 19871010064779I: Cessna 140, West Friendship, MD, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Friendship, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3026° N, 76.9528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Friendship, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3026&lon=-76.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77034-2018-03-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 2 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010064779I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A YAW WAS FELT THE PILOT NOTED AILERON HANGING FROM THE INNER HINGE. SAFE LANDING. AILERON BEARING SEIZED.

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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