# Accident 19731105035619A: Cessna 140, Hull, IL, November 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1973
- Place: Hull, IL
- Airport: Hull
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.7169° N, 91.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hull Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7169&lon=-91.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72391-1974-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,758 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEV27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731105035619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PECAN TREE APRX 40FT AGL.TREE WAS ABT 50FT HI.

## 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 CHI74AEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEV27), Nov 5, 1973: Cessna 140 (N72391), Hull, IL, 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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