- Date
- November 30, 1973
- Place
- Scotia, NY · SCOTIA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3787VCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731130038769A
- Case key
- 187649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3559 73/11/30 SCOTIA,NY CESSNA 140A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N3787V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAY VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WEST CHESTER,PA ST JEROME QUE CANADA MIDDLETOWN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT LOCATED 243FT FRM RWY.PLT EXPIRED 2 DAYS LATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3787V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gay Valley
N3787VRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2012 · Cessna 140AAirframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.