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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Temple, OK · January 4, 1980

Date: January 4, 1980 · 16:02 local
Place: Temple, OK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2739N
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total66 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2739NRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Cessna 140S/N 12997 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On takeoff from farm strip, aircraft hit soft spot with left main gear. Aircraftveered & gear dug in and snapped.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM STRIP, AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT SPOT WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFTVEERED & GEAR DUG IN AND SNAPPED.

Other reports on N2739N · 1

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

Accident 19991215044409AHelena, MT(-23) On December 15, 1999, at approx. 1530 MST, a Cessna 140, N2739N sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing roll at the silver city airstrip, about 18 miles northwest of Helena, Montana. The pilot stated that on his second…Dec 15, 1999 · No damage