# NTSB MIA77DKG80: Cessna 140, N2458N, Blairsville, GA, September 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Blairsville, GA · BLAIRSVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.8770° N, 83.9520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8770&lon=-83.9520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DKG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3342  77/9/12    BLAIRSVILLE,GA      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 231
        TIME - 2030                    N2458N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIRSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIRSVILLE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2458N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458N), registered now, S/N 12711, built 1947 (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: Blairsville

## 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 19770912031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912031299A), Sep 12, 1977: Cessna 140, Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2458N (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 MIA66D0477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0477), Feb 19, 1966: Cessna 140 (N2458N), Merritt Is, FL, substantial damage

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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