# Accident 19740307004799A: Cessna 140, Dover, DE, March 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1974
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Chandelle Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72757) (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: 104 total, 7 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740307004799A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD74DHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD30), Mar 7, 1974: Cessna 140 (N72757), Dover, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72757 (1)

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

- [Incident 20231012016279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231012016279I), Oct 12, 2023: Cessna 140 (N72757), Orange, VA, Minor damage. Pilot stated it was a very stable approach he touched down on center line on the mains as it slowed down he let the tail come down and then pinned the yoke…

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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