Cessna 140 N1971N
22 April 1973 · Hillsboro, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1973 at about 10:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1971N was involved in an accident during in flight near Hillsboro, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsboro, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hillsboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N1971N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Cheyenne, Wyo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1369
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 SIDE ENGINE COWL HINGE OPENED AFTR TKOF.ATMTD TURN BACK TO ARPT.APRX 180DEG TURN, NOSE DROPPED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1973 | Cessna 140 | Normangee, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1973 | Cessna 140 | Traverse Cty, Michigan, United States | Northwestern M | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1973 | Cessna 140 | Marietta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Cessna 140 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1973 | Cessna 140 | Rampart, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1973 | Cessna 140 | Hull, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |