- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2276VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140902
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3724 70/9/13 NR.CORDOVA,ALAS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1555 N2276V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,ALAS MUMMY ISLAND,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- FULL FLAP GO AROUND DURING SECOND ATTEMPTED LDG ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2276V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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