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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Shenandoah, IA · January 28, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1978
Place
Shenandoah, IA · SHENANDOAH, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N72750Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780128004069A
Case key
158606

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0285  78/1/28    SHENANDOAH,IA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N72750              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARKIO,MO                   SHENANDOAH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N72750
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shenandoah Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N72750 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.