# NTSB IAD80DID16: Cessna 140, N1885V, Chesapeake, VA, April 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1980
- Place: Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0975  80/4/19  NR.CHESAPEAKE,VA      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N1885V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 4649 TOTAL HOURS, 53
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHESAPEAKE,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.LNDD FAST IN CONFINED AREA ON RIVER.HIT RIVER BANK.MADE PREVIOUS LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1885V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1885V-1982-09-16), registration cancelled 1982-09-16, S/N 14065 (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 19800419009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419009669A), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 140, Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on river,due to rough engine. Wing struck tree on shoreline. Found water in fuel,from recent rain.

## Other investigations on N1885V (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 NYC69D0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0065), Jul 11, 1968: Cessna 140 (N1885V), Bethel, ME, 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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