Accident Cessna 140 N3043S, Wednesday 3 July 2024
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Date:Wednesday 3 July 2024
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3043S
MSN: 12709
Year of manufacture:1947
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Harmony, WY -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Laramie Regional Airport, WY (LAR/KLAR)
Destination airport:Laramie Regional Airport, WY (LAR/KLAR)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft, a Cessna 140, N3043S, sustained substantial damage subsequent to the noseover during a forced landing to rough open field terrain following an inflight fuel mismanagement event over Albany County near Windy Ridge Road northwest of Harmony, Wyoming.
The sole pilot onboard the tailwheel equipped single-engine airplane received minor injuries.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2024/07/03/early-morning-plane-crash-albany-county/
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/07/03/in-brief-pilot-shuts-off-planes-fuel-flips-in-emergency-albany-county-landing/

NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult


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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jul-2024 00:20 Geno Added
04-Jul-2024 06:12 ASN Updated [Embed code]
04-Jul-2024 22:07 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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