- Date
- December 27, 1972
- Place
- N Myrtle Beach, SC · N MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72137Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3874 72/12/27 N MYRTLE BEACH,SC CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 121 TIME - 1705 N72137 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH MYRTLE BEAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N MYRTLE BEACH,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DMGD AT FUSELAGE LEFT MN LDG GR ATTACH POINT,LEFT WG TIP AND LEFT WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72137
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Myrtle Beac
N72137Registration cancelled May 6, 2013 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N72137 · 1
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