Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 140 N89047

8 February 1982 · Statesboro, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 February 1982 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89047, operated by Peter M Bragg, was involved in an accident near Statesboro, Georgia, 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
Statesboro, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Davis Airpark
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N89047
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Peter M Bragg
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Statesboro → Statesboro
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA050

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

DURING THE SECOND LANDING OF A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED POWER WHILE INITIATING CORRECTIVE ACTION. HOWEVER, THE PLANE GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A FRESHLY TILLED AND PLANTED WHEAT FIELD BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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