DIA69F0180

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ocean City, MD · April 13, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1969
Place
Ocean City, MD · OCEAN CITY, MD
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2179VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189080

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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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3-1070  69/4/13    OCEAN CITY,MD       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 116
        TIME - 1310                    N2179V              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2179V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ocean City