DEN70F0035

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Gallup, NM · July 11, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1969
Place
Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2393VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168766

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2194  69/7/11    GALLUP,N MEX        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 359
        TIME - 1245                    N2393V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 8800 FEET.

Aircraft

Registration
N2393V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gallup

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.