# Accident 19910707026239A: Cessna 140, Montague, CA, July 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1991, 12:45 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7604° N, 122.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7604&lon=-122.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3160N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3160N-2012-09-27) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 87 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026239A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG. LOST POWER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. NR1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE.

## 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 LAX91LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA294), Jul 7, 1991: Cessna 140 (N3160N), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST VALVE IN THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3160N (1)

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

- [Accident 20100109026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100109026179A), Jan 9, 2010: Cessna 140 (N3160N), Chico, CA, Substantial damage. Accident involved the operation of a Cessna 140, N3160N, approximately 08:45 local on January 9, 2010, in the vicinity of the Ranchero Airport Chico, CA. The…

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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