Cessna 140 N77268
26 April 1967 · Compton, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1967 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77268, operated by Rose Aviation, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Compton, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Compton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Compton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N77268
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rose Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0671
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
LEFT TANK EMPTY, RT TANK 6 GALS.PILOT MADE 180 DEGREE TURN IN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AIRPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1967 | Cessna 140 | Amityville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1967 | Cessna 140 | Junction Cty, Kansas, United States | Ft.riley Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1967 | Cessna 140 | Goleta, California, United States | Santa Barbara | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1967 | Cessna 140 | Hunt.beach, California, United States | Meadowlark AVI | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1967 | Cessna 140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1967 | Cessna 140 | Black Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |