# NTSB MIA73DLG30: Cessna 140, N72137, N Myrtle Beach, SC, December 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1972
- Place: N Myrtle Beach, SC · N MYRTLE BEACH, SC
- Location: 33.8220° N, 78.7030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8220&lon=-78.7030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72137-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 9304, 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: North Myrtle Beac

## Other investigations on N72137 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA024), Nov 8, 1987: Cessna 140 (N72137), Bryan, TX, destroyed

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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