# Accident 19730619017219A: Cessna 140, Thomasville, PA, June 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Thomasville, PA
- Airport: York-Thomasville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.9287° N, 76.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9287&lon=-76.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89171) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 160 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619017219A

## Narrative

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

BRAKING ACTION REDUCED DUE TO WET GRASS.

## 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 NYC73FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT14), Jun 19, 1973: Cessna 140 (N89171), Thomasville, PA, 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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