# Incident 20140916016669I: Cessna 140, Newton, KS, September 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76268-2021-01-11) (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 MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 64 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140916016669I

## Narrative

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

THE L/H OUTBOARD AILERON BOLT WAS BROKEN/MISSING CAUSING THE LEFT AILERON TO DROOP.  PILOT MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER AND MADE SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN A SMOOTH DIRT FIELD.

## Other reports on N76268 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190326002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190326002009A), Mar 26, 2019: Cessna 140 (N76268), Newton, KS, Substantial damage. On March 26, 2019 at approximately 1710 local time aircraft N76268 a Cessna model 140, serial number 10676 departed runway 17 at Newton city/county airport.…

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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