Cessna 140 N1980N
27 May 1972 · Rochester, New Hampshire, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1972 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1980N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rochester, New Hampshire, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skyhaven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N1980N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0597
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
TOOK OFF DOWNWIND, ENG LOST PWR. ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT. PLT TRIED TO RET TO RWY, LOST CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1972 | Cessna 140 | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1972 | Cessna 140 | Postenkill, New York, United States | Donovan Tree S | 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 | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |