# NTSB IAD76FID05: Cessna 140, N2522N, Bassett, VA, August 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1975
- Place: Bassett, VA · BASSETT, VA
- Location: 36.7615° N, 79.9866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bassett, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7615&lon=-79.9866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2740  75/8/17    BASSETT,VA          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 170
        TIME - 1705                    N2522N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN,NC                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WATER IN FUEL,CONSIDERABLE FOREIGN MATTER IN FUEL STRAINER,AUTOMOTIVE GAS.CRASHED ON SIDE OF HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2522N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2522N-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 12774 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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 19750817027879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817027879A), Aug 17, 1975: Cessna 140, Bassett, VA, Substantial damage. Water in fuel,considerable foreign matter in fuel strainer,automotive gas. Crashed on side of hill.

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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