Cessna 140 N71U
30 January 1981 · Canyon, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 January 1981 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N71U was involved in an accident during in flight near Canyon, Texas, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canyon, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gartrell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N71U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0101
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
CAMSHAFT WOULD NOT TURN WHEN CRANKSHAFT ROTATED.NOSED OVER TO AVOID CANYON AT END OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1981 | Cessna 140 | Freer, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Cessna 140 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1981 | Cessna 140 | Newry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1981 | Cessna 140 | San Rafael, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1981 | Cessna 140A | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1981 | Cessna 140 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |