CHI73FEE01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Harvard, IL · July 4, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1972
Place
Harvard, IL · HARVARD, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N89325Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167793

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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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3-3778   72/7/4    HARVARD,ILL         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N89325              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      42, 9287 TOTAL HOURS, 77
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DACY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODSTOCK,ILL               HARVARD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N89325
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dacy

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.