# NTSB MIA80FKG24: Cessna 140A, N5674C, Atlanta, GA, April 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1980
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0945  80/4/30    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 225
        TIME - 1951                    N5674C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEACHTREE DEKALB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING,P/N 0441149-1,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5674C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5674C-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 15630, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peachtree Dekalb

## 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 19800430010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430010839A), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 140A, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Right gear failed at touchdown causing aircraft to swerve & substantially damageaircraft.

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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