# NTSB NYC80FGM09: Cessna 140, N90035, Butler, PA, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3595  79/12/15   BUTLER,PA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 671
        TIME - 1055                    N90035              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER ROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON BACK 900FT FROM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90035](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90035-2022-09-03), registration cancelled 2022-09-03, S/N 9093, 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: Butler Roe

## 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 19791215034629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215034629A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 140, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Engine failed immediately after takeoff. Aircraft flipped inverted after touchdown.

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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