CHI68D0153

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Lake Orion, MI · July 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1967
Place
Lake Orion, MI · LAKE ORION, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N89252Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115531

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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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3-2426  67/7/12    LAKE ORION,MICH     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 173
        TIME - 1630                    N89252              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N89252
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allen

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.