# NTSB CHI71FBJ70: Cessna 140, N77073, Fulton, MI, April 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1971
- Place: Fulton, MI · FULTON, MI
- Location: 47.2992° N, 88.3608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2992&lon=-88.3608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1257  71/4/22    FULTON,MICH         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 345
        TIME - 1230                    N77073              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULTON,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED HAD INSUF ROOM FOR GOARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77073](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77073-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 11527, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## Other investigations on N77073 (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 ANC92LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA142), Aug 23, 1992: Cessna 140 (N77073), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT HAND EXHAUST STACK. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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.

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