Cessna 140 N77130
24 May 1972 · W.lafayette, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1972 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77130 was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near W.lafayette, Indiana, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- W.lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Purdue Univ Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N77130
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Kokomo, Ind → Kokomo, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2093
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
TAXIING OFF RWY, HIT VASI LITE.LDG TRAFFIC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1972 | Cessna 140 | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |