# NTSB MIA73DKG80: Cessna 140, N89180, Marietta, GA, May 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1701  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89180-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 8194, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockridge

## 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 19730523013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523013159A), May 23, 1973: Cessna 140, Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Grass on strip abt 4-15IN long,acft became airborne with insufficient speed t/d on rwy,t/o aborted

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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