- Date
- September 17, 1971
- Place
- Delavan, MN · DELAVAN, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2748NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3740 71/9/17 DELAVAN,MINN CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 437 TIME - 1950 N2748N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELAVAN,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NITE LDG,UNLIGHTED STRIP.DID NOT NOTICE ANGLING INTO CORN ADJ TO STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2748N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
N2748NRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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