Cessna 140A N777RN
18 December 1978 · Ferndale, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 December 1978 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N777RN was involved in an accident during in flight near Ferndale, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ferndale, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A
- Registration
- N777RN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Little Rock, Ar → Boulder, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4172
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SHIPPING SCREW NOT REMOVED FROM ELT PREVENTED ACTIVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1978 | Cessna 140 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1978 | Cessna 140 | Winters, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1978 | Cessna 140 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1978 | Cessna 140A | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1978 | Cessna 140 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Classic Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Cessna 140 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |