Cessna 140 N73056

Summary

On 23 May 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N73056, operated by Larry W. Well, was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1982 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Buena Vista, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.6206, -123.1307

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N73056

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Larry W. Well

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corvallis → Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DA078

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LOOKING OUT THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW SOMETHING IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING BROKEN PLEXIGLASS TO ENTER THE CABIN AND INJURE BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOW AND PROCEEDED TO LOWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLY THROTTLE. A SECOND WINDSHIELD STRIKE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE WIRES. A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW AND HIT THE WIRES. THERE WERE NO FEATHERS OR BIRD REMAINS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT CORVALLIS, OREGON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.