Cessna 140 N2917N
14 May 1973 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1973 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2917N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Rapids
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2917N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Silver Bay, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2020
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
R FUEL TANK EMPTY, L 1/4 FULL SELECTOR IN OFF PSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1973 | Cessna 140 | Normangee, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1973 | Cessna 140 | Traverse Cty, Michigan, United States | Northwestern M | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1973 | Cessna 140 | Marietta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Cessna 140 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1973 | Cessna 140 | Rampart, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1973 | Cessna 140 | Hull, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |