# Incident 19910703026019I: Cessna 140, Grand Junction, CO, July 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1991, 17:09 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89473, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89473) (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: 8,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703026019I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN OPEN AREA. FERRYING AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N89473 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860516033279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516033279I), May 16, 1986: Cessna 140 (N89473), Lovell, WY, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged speed and altitude on landing. Departed the end of the runway. Hit a rut and tipped onto nose.

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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