DEN66D0311

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Watkins, CO · May 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1966
Place
Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1667VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171728

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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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3-1293  66/5/13    WATKINS COLO        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N1667V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N1667V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyline

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.