Cessna 140 N72299
5 February 1974 · Calistoga, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1974 at about 14:58 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72299 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Calistoga, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calistoga, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calistoga
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72299
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Petaluma, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0114
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
WIND GUSTING 30K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Mar 1974 | Cessna 140 | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Jun 1974 | Cessna 140 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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