Cessna 140 N72609
30 June 1970 · Soperton, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1970 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72609 was involved in an accident during in flight near Soperton, Georgia, 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soperton, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Treutlen County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72609
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Vidalia, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2808
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
ENG CHECKED FOUND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1970 | Cessna 140 | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1970 | Cessna 140 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1970 | Cessna 140 | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Cessna 140 | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | University ENG | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1970 | Cessna 140 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Moberly Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Cessna 140A | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |