- Date
- September 25, 1966
- Place
- Mc Gehee, AR · MC GEHEE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5605CCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2826 66/9/25 MC GEHEE ARK CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N5605C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HOLE TAKING OFF IN CORN FIELD.EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE WATER IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5605C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5605CRegistration cancelled Jul 23, 2013 · Cessna 140AAirframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelContinental C90 series
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.