# Accident 19730812037579A: Cessna 140, Thomaston, GA, August 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.8917° N, 84.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomaston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8917&lon=-84.3267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77166-2017-07-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 18 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812037579A

## Narrative

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

BRAKING HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON SLICK 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 MIA74DKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG11), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 140 (N77166), Thomaston, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N77166 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970329003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970329003899A), Mar 29, 1997: Cessna 140 (N77166), Big Lake, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness heard low bang. Saw plane wing folded in spin. Wreckage show inflight failure. Known to practice aerobatics (-23) pilot deceased due to accident. Pilot…

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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