# Accident 19730523013159A: Cessna 140, Marietta, GA, May 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: Marietta, GA
- Airport: Rockridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89180, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89180-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 244 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523013159A

## Narrative

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

GRASS ON STRIP ABT 4-15IN LONG,ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED T/D ON RWY,T/O ABORTED

## 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 MIA73DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG80), May 23, 1973: Cessna 140 (N89180), Marietta, GA, 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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