Cessna 140 N2897N
16 September 1972 · Postenkill, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2897N, operated by Donovan Tree S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Postenkill, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Postenkill, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rensselaer Co.
- 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
- Route
- Mechanicville, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0858
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
ENG STOPPED APRX 1/4MI SHORT OF FLD, ACFT DROPPEDINTO HI TENSION WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1972 | Cessna 140 | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1972 | Cessna 140 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Cessna 140 | Wapato, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1972 | Cessna 140 | Gaffney, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Cessna 140 | Upland, California, United States | Tiger Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1972 | Cessna 140 | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |