- Date
- November 23, 1975
- Place
- Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2300NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751123038849A
- Case key
- 151641
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3877 75/11/23 PERU,IN CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 457 TIME - 1450 N2300N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERU,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- ENTRD PLOWED FLD ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2300N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Peru Muni
N2300NRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2012 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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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.
Other investigations on N2300N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.