- Date
- April 4, 1976
- Place
- Green River, WY · GREEN RIVER, WY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2378VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760404009239A
- Case key
- 153370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0978 76/4/4 NR.GREEN RIVER,WY CESSNA 140 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1253 N2378V PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RIVERTON,WY GREEN RIVER,WY LANDER,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE CALM TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 3 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 9000 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2378V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Green River
N2378VRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2019 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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