# NTSB IAD77DID22: Cessna 140, N72595, Leedsville, VA, June 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1977
- Place: Leedsville, VA · LEEDSVILLE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1760  77/6/24    LEEDSVILLE,VA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 467
        TIME - 1450                    N72595              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHERS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 LEEDSVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WHEEL STRUCK CHUCK HOLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72595](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72595-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 9767 (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: Fishers Farm

## 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 19770624016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624016269A), Jun 24, 1977: Cessna 140, Leedsville, VA, Substantial damage. Wheel struck chuck hole

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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