# NTSB FTW81FRD31: Cessna 140, N3661V, Kinder, LA, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Kinder, LA · KINDER, LA
- Location: 30.4831° N, 92.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-92.8520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1692   81/7/3    KINDER,LA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 105
        TIME - 0745                    N3661V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELL'S AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINDER,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAX OF 1800RPM AVAILABLE.R WING STRUCK PWR LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3661V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3661V-1984-03-30), registration cancelled 1984-03-30, S/N 21058161, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210c) (registry code 2073412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bell'S Ag Strip

## 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 19810703038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038539A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 140, Kinder, LA, Destroyed. Engine lost power turning downwind in pattern. Struck wires and trees on off-airport landing. Cause undetermined.

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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