# NTSB CHI81FEK02: Cessna 140, N76731, Sunbury, OH, October 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1980
- Place: Sunbury, OH · SUNBURY, OH
- Location: 40.2406° N, 82.8720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbury, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2406&lon=-82.8720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2480  80/10/20   SUNBURY,OH          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 233
        TIME - 1500                    N76731              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NARION,OH                   SUNBURY,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SOYBEAN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76731](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76731), registered now, S/N 11163, 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

## 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 19801020057779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801020057779A), Oct 20, 1980: Cessna 140, Sunbury, OH, Substantial damage. Wheel landed in farm field. Hit soft spot & brakes at same time. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N76731 (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 FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 140A (N76731), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.

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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