Cessna 140 N234YD
4 March 1973 · Van Nuys, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1973 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N234YD was involved in an accident during in flight near Van Nuys, California, 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 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys, Calif
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N234YD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Torrance, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0308
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
INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR FLT.
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 | - |