CHI67D0589

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Spring Bay, IL · August 24, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1966
Place
Spring Bay, IL · SPRING BAY, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1965NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121367

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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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3-4355  66/8/24  NR.SPRING BAY ILL     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N1965N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GERALD D STABB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LEFT WING STRUCK CORN ROWS ON BORDER OF NARROW PRIVATE AIR STRIP

Aircraft

Registration
N1965N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gerald D Stabb

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.