# NTSB CHI74AEV27: Cessna 140, N72391, Hull, IL, November 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1973
- Place: Hull, IL · HULL, IL
- Location: 39.7108° N, 91.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hull, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7108&lon=-91.2008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AEV27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEV27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3232   73/11/5   HULL,ILL            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N72391              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 1759 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HULL,ILL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK PECAN TREE APRX 40FT AGL.TREE WAS ABT 50FT HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72391](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72391-1974-09-23), registration cancelled 1974-09-23, S/N 9577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hull

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731105035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731105035619A), Nov 5, 1973: Cessna 140, Hull, IL, Substantial damage. Struck pecan tree aprx 40FT AGL.tree was abt 50FT hi.

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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