# NTSB IAD75FLQ01: Cessna 140, N73052, Symsonia, KY, July 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1974
- Place: Symsonia, KY · SYMSONIA, KY
- Location: 36.9185° N, 88.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Symsonia, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9185&lon=-88.5255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2103   74/7/6  NR.SYMSONIA,KY        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N73052              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRINGFIELD,TENN            RETURN                      SYMSONIA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SUPERVISED SOLO.LNDD,TKOF FROM FARM PASTURE,GRASS 8IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73052](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73052-1974-09-11), registration cancelled 1974-09-11, S/N 10264 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740706023059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706023059A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 140, Symsonia, KY, Destroyed. Supervised solo. Lndd,tkof from farm pasture,grass 8IN high.

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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