- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2652NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903027899A
- Case key
- 188711
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2528 73/9/3 GREENSBORO,NC CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N2652N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, 2 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBORO,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- ACFT WENT SLOWLY TO L ATMTD CORRECT WITH R RUDDER AND BRAKE.TAILWHEEL SPRING BKN FOUND PARK AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2652N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Air Harbor
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2652N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.