CHI67D0202

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Napoleon, MI · September 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1966
Place
Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N89822Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121139

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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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3-2552  66/9/18    NAPOLEON MICH       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 640
        TIME - 1300                    N89822              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELFORD MAULE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N89822
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Belford Maule

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.