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| Date: | Monday 9 May 1983 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N76379 |
| MSN: | 10800 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1758 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Albany, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Albany, MS (M72 |
| New Albany, MS (M72 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE 1 OR 2 LANDINGS AFTER RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLT. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECALL DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT HIS WIFE WAS AT THE AIRPORT & WAS A WITNESS. ACCORDING TO HER, THE PLT MADE A GO-AROUND ON HIS FIRST APPROACH. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED ONCE OR TWICE, POWER WAS ADDED & THE ACFT LIFTED OFF. HOWEVER, DURING THE SEQUENCE, THE ACFT ANGLED TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY & SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF TREES APRX 360 FT FROM THE RWY CENTERLINE. THE ACFT WAS EXAMINED & AN ENGINE RUN-UP WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83FKQ02
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| 9 December 2006 | N76379 | 0 | Vienna, Missouri | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 09:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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