Cessna 140 N72280
8 January 1983 · Sussex, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72280 was involved in an accident near Sussex, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sussex, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sussex (N63)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72280
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA051
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT 200 FEET AND PILOT MADE A TURN BACK TOWARDS AIRPORT FOR LANDING. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO PILOTS REMEDIAL ACTIONS. A LANDING WAS MADE IN SOFT GRASSY TERRAIN ON THE AIRPORT. DURING LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 140 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | Teen Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1983 | Cessna 140 | Pratt, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1983 | Cessna 140 | New Albany, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1983 | Cessna 140 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | James R. Hamilton | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172N | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1983 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |