# NTSB CHI72DEA44: Cessna 140, N77130, W.Lafayette, IN, May 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1972
- Place: W.Lafayette, IN · W.LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.4437° N, 86.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4437&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2093  72/5/24    W.LAFAYETTE,IND     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 159
        TIME - 1745                    N77130              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIV ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KOKOMO,IND                  KOKOMO,IND                   W.LAFAYETTE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TAXIING OFF RWY,HIT VASI LITE.LDG TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77130](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77130), registered now, S/N 11588, 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: Purdue Univ Arpt

## Other investigations on N77130 (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 CHI69F0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0163), Aug 11, 1968: Cessna 140 (N77130), Milan, MI, substantial damage

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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