CHI72DEA08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Lebanon, IN · July 6, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1971
Place
Lebanon, IN · LEBANON, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77201Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162630

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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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3-2368   71/7/6    LEBANON,IND         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 177
        TIME - 1730                    N77201              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBSONS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITESTOWN,IND              LEBANON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PLT ADDD PWR INSTEAD OF REDUCING PWR ON LDG ROLLOUT.ACFT RAN OFF RWY,HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N77201
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hobsons Field

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