# Accident 19730425009939A: Cessna 140, Traverse Cty, MI, April 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Traverse Cty, MI
- Airport: Empire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 7 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425009939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED LDG,UN GOARND DUE LOW AIRSPEED AND RWY REMAINING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI73FEM50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM50), Apr 25, 1973: Cessna 140 (N2137N), Traverse Cty, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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