# Accident 19730728022829A: Cessna 140, Klamath Fals, OR, July 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Klamath Fals, OR
- Airport: Warden Flats Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N72166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72166-2013-07-08) (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: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022829A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITH MIN A/S IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA74FYI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI06), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 140 (N72166), Klamath Fals, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72166 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870212002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212002779A), Feb 12, 1987: Cessna 140 (N72166), Nyssa, OR, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a sheep crossing the runway. The pilot initiated an abort but was unable to avoid the animal.

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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