DEN66D0025

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Clovis, NM · June 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1965
Place
Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N89428Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178091

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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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3-1562  65/6/18    CLOVIS N MEX        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N89428              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N89428
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clovis

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.