CHI66F0027

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ramsey, IN · May 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1965
Place
Ramsey, IN · RAMSEY, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N76735Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177915

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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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3-1339  65/5/29    RAMSEY IND          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N76735              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENN AIR RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD

Aircraft

Registration
N76735
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Glenn Air Ranch

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.