# NTSB ATL80FLA01: Cessna 140, N76366, St Marys, GA, May 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1980
- Place: St Marys, GA · ST MARYS, GA
- Location: 30.7567° N, 81.5784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Marys, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7567&lon=-81.5784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0607   80/5/6    ST MARYS,GA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N76366              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 16000 TOTAL HOURS, 20
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MARYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OPA LOCKA,FL                GREENVILLE,SC                ST MARYS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 3.5GALS FUEL RMNG.DRG LNDG MNVRS,FUEL TANK OUTLETS CAN BE UNCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76366](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76366), registered now, S/N 10783, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Marys

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800506011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506011579A), May 6, 1980: Cessna 140, St Marys, GA, Substantial damage. Fuel level too low to flow into tank outlet. When aircraft was banked for landing, engine quit. Hit trees. Landed.

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.

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