Cessna 140 N72587
19 April 1985 · Hawesville, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1985 at about 21:44 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N72587 was involved in an accident near Hawesville, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawesville, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.8903, -86.7505
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N72587
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Carrollton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85FA140
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AND SUNK INTO THE OHIO RIVER FOLLOWING A WING SEPARATION AFTER CONTACTING THE LOWEST WIRE IN A SET OF 3 POWER LINES WHICH SPANNED THE RIVER. TWO OTHER WIRES WERE LOCATED ABOVE THE SET OF 3 POWER LINES. WITNESSES ON AND NEAR THE RIVER REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT FLYING LOW ALONG THE RIVER. ONE WITNESS ON A BOAT STATED HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE ACFT AS IT FLEW BY APRX 50 FT AWAY FROM THE CRAFT. THE ACFT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN LEVEL FLT HEADING EAST ALONG THE RIVER JUST PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE POWER LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1985 | Cessna 140A | Pacific, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1985 | Cessna 140 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Cessna 140A | Three Rivers, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1985 | Cessna 140 | Boerne, Texas, United States | Thomas White, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140A | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28 | Payne Gap, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Hopkinsvile, Kentucky, United States | Landmark Realty, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Champion 7FC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172E | Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182L | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Cessna 140 | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |