Cessna C140 N76079
20 July 1983 · Plattsburgh, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna C140 registered N76079, operated by Bernard M. Kentile, was involved in an accident near Plattsburgh, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plattsburgh, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.7009, -73.4702
- Aircraft
- Cessna C140
- Registration
- N76079
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bernard M. Kentile
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plattsburgh → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED FOLLOWING SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT WHEEL AND AXLE DURING A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING. EXAMINATION REVEALED TWO OF THE FOUR AXLE ATTACHING BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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