- Date
- June 19, 1973
- Place
- Thomasville, PA · THOMASVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89171Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730619017219A
- Case key
- 190181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1772 73/6/19 THOMASVILLE,PA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 265 TIME - 1300 N89171 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YORK-THOMASVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANOVER,PA THOMASVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- BRAKING ACTION REDUCED DUE TO WET GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89171
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- York-Thomasville
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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.