# NTSB LAX74FUG44: Cessna 140, N76417, Upland, CA, March 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0622  74/3/24    UPLAND,CALIF        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N76417              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UPLAND,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT HAD ONLY 3 HRS SOLO.HIT 2 PARKED ACFT,LUSCOMBE N72087 MINOR DMG & WOODYS PUSHER SUBSTL DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76417](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76417-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 10843 (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: Cable

## 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 19740324007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324007709A), Mar 24, 1974: Cessna 140, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Student had only 3 hrs solo. Hit 2 parked acft,Luscombe N72087 minor dmg & woodys pusher substl dmg

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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