CHI66F0666

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Milwaukee, WI · April 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1966
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N89523Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172598

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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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3-0740  66/4/16    MILWAUKEE WIS       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1201                    N89523              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- COTTER PIN MISSING FROM PILOTS RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BRACKET SHAFT, PEDAL JAMMED BY LOOSE SHAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N89523
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Timmerman

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.