IFO72DYZ04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Hanau, Georgia · April 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1972
Place
Hanau, Georgia · HANAU,HESSEN, Germany
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76938Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166799

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013   72/4/9    HANAU,HESSEN,GER    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1534                    N76938              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUXEMBOURG,GERMANY          HANAU,HESSEN,GER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N76938
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hanau