# NTSB MIA69D0089: Cessna 140, N72586, Irwinville, GA, May 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1968
- Place: Irwinville, GA · IRWINVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.6482° N, 83.3827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irwinville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6482&lon=-83.3827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2180  68/5/11    IRWINVILLE,GA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N72586              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDY THOMPSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           89                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SMALL WHIRLWIND MOVED ACROSS RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72586](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72586-1983-05-26), registration cancelled 1983-05-26, S/N 9756 (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: Randy Thompson

## Other investigations on N72586 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA81DLA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA22), Apr 30, 1981: Cessna 140 (N72586), Quiney, FL, substantial damage

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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