- Date
- June 26, 1973
- Place
- Cross City, FL · CROSS CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72737Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19730626020189A
- Case key
- 79564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2142 73/6/26 CROSS CITY,FLA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 215 TIME - 0030 N72737 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANFORD,FLA OZARK,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- 75 FT FROM RWY EDGE TO RWY LTS.PLT DIDNT USE LDG LTS,LND TO L OF RWY IN PLOWED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72737
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cross City
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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.