# NTSB FTW81FQG10: Cessna 140, N71U, Canyon, TX, January 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1981
- Place: Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0101  81/1/30    CANYON,TX           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 477
        TIME - 1500                    N71U                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARTRELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANYON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CAMSHAFT WOULD NOT TURN WHEN CRANKSHAFT ROTATED.NOSED OVER TO AVOID CANYON AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71U), registered now, S/N 11229, 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: Gartrell

## 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 19810130003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130003589A), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 140, Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Returned to airport. Emergency landed downwind, nosed over to avoid Canyon at end.

## Other investigations on N71U (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 FTW68D0446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0446), Feb 5, 1968: Cessna 140 (N71U), Dimmitt, TX, substantial damage

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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