Cessna 140 N2897N
22 April 1968 · Ithaca, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1968 at about 14:35 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2897N, operated by Donovan Tree S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ithaca, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ithaca, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tompkins County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2897N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donovan Tree S
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1471
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
BREAK IN LANDING GEAR STRUT IN VICINITY OF UPPERSTEP ATTACH BOLT HOLE SHOWED CORROSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1968 | Cessna 140 | Vinalhaven, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1968 | Cessna 140 | Dimmitt, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Cessna 140 | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1968 | Cessna 140 | Tomball, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Cessna 140A | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | Dunn Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1968 | Cessna 140 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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