# Accident 19730709022039A: Cessna 140, Titusville, FL, July 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1973
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Dunn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1614V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 284 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709022039A

## Narrative

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

T/D ABT 300FT BFR RWY STRUCK HEAVY UNDERBRUSH.

## 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 MIA74FLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD03), Jul 9, 1973: Cessna 140 (N1614V), Titusville, FL, 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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