- Date
- March 26, 1970
- Place
- Los Alamos, NM · LOS ALAMOS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1957NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0083 70/3/26 LOS ALAMOS,N MEX CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 155 TIME - 1334 N1957N PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ALAMOS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA FE,N MEX LOS ALAMOS,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- L X-WIND 90DEG 10K GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1957N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Los Alamos
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