FTW66F0507

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Ardmore, OK · February 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1966
Place
Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1152DCessna 140A
Status
Completed · report March 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173691

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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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3-0144   66/2/3    ARDMORE OKLA        CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N1152D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOFFMAN R
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N1152D
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hoffman R

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.