# NTSB IAD71FLJ08: Cessna 140A, N72979, Jacksonville, NC, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7541&lon=-77.4302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FLJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FLJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3435   70/8/2    JACKSONVILLE,NC     CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N72979              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 615 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            330 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEY GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72979](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72979), registered now, S/N 10180, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- 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: Piney Green

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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