Cessna 140 N72146
24 October 1965 · Ralph Mich, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1965 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72146 was involved in an accident during in flight near Ralph Mich, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ralph Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ralph
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72146
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0939
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT PLANNED TO DROP RODS TO MARK A TRACK FOR ROAD TO CABIN-HE HAD JUST MADE A PRACTICE DROP
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1965 | Cessna 140 | Batesville Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1965 | Cessna 140 | Traverse Cty Mich, Michigan, United States | Bluebird Arcft | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1965 | Cessna 140 | Lebanon Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1965 | Cessna 140 | Winchester Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1965 | Cessna 140 | Troutville Va, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1965 | Cessna 140 | Hawthorne Calif, California, United States | Rose Avtn | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |