CHI66D0069

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Clay City, IN · June 16, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1965
Place
Clay City, IN · CLAY CITY, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2446NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177532

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1675  65/6/16  NR.CLAY CITY IND      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 0750                    N2446N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2446N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.