- Date
- May 14, 1973
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MN · GRAND RAPIDS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2917NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730514018299A
- Case key
- 190055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2020 73/5/14 GRAND RAPIDS,MINN CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 432 TIME - 1200 N2917N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND RAPIDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MINN SILVER BAY,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- R FUEL TANK EMPTY,L 1/4 FULL SELECTOR IN OFF PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2917N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Rapids
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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.