# NTSB MIA73AM105: Cessna 140A, N3798V, Burkville, AL, June 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1973
- Place: Burkville, AL · BURKVILLE, AL
- Location: 32.3282° N, 86.5369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burkville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3282&lon=-86.5369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1078   73/6/2    BURKVILLE,ALA       CESSNA 140A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 247
        TIME - 1755                    N3798V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMES STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURKVILLE,ALA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS MAKING STEEP LOW ALT TURNS. HIT TREE ABOUT 80 FT AGL. WAIVER FOR ARTIFICIAL R EYE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3798V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3798V-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 15219 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Holmes Strip

## 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 19730602016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730602016479A), Jun 2, 1973: Cessna 14*, Burkville, AL, Destroyed. OBS making steep low alt turns. Hit tree about 80 ft AGL. Waiver for artificial r eye.

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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