- Date
- May 23, 1973
- Place
- Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N89180Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730523013159A
- Case key
- 173474
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1701 73/5/23 MARIETTA,GA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 303 TIME - 1253 N89180 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARIETTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- GRASS ON STRIP ABT 4-15IN LONG,ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED T/D ON RWY,T/O ABORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89180
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rockridge
N89180Registration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.