CHI75FEI58

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Youngstown, OH · June 19, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1975
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4229NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750619018659A
Case key
148722

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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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3-1566  75/6/19    YOUNGSTOWN,OH       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N4229N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSDOWNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OH                 YOUNGSTOWN,OH                TOLEDO,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L HIT ELEVATED SHOULDER. APCH WAS HIGH AND FAST.

Aircraft

Registration
N4229N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lansdowne

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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