Cessna 140 N72343
25 September 1976 · Vandalia, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1976 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72343 was involved in an accident during in flight near Vandalia, Missouri, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vandalia, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72343
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tulsa, Ok → Bloomington, Il
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3372
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
LEFT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK MALFUNCTION-84 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL ON FAILED PART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1976 | Cessna 140 | Price, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 4 Apr 1976 | Cessna 140 | Green River, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 27 Apr 1976 | Cessna 140 | Cambridge City, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1976 | Cessna 140 | Salisbury, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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