- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Hillsboro, ND · HILLSBORO, ND
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1971NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422011599A
- Case key
- 170512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1369 73/4/22 HILLSBORO,N DAK CESSNA 140 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 375 TIME - 1000 N1971N PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLSBORO,N DAK CHEYENNE,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT SIDE ENGINE COWL HINGE OPENED AFTR TKOF.ATMTD TURN BACK TO ARPT.APRX 180DEG TURN,NOSE DROPPED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1971N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hillsboro
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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.