CHI74DEI47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Wellington, OH · May 20, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1974
Place
Wellington, OH · WELLINGTON, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1932VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740520035759A
Case key
170194

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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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3-3263  74/5/20    WELLINGTON,OHIO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N1932V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LORAIN,OHIO                 RETURN                       WELLINGTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM 900FT SOFT FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1932V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.