FTW69D0210

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Perkins, OK · September 20, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1968
Place
Perkins, OK · PERKINS, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1699VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108236

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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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3-3096  68/9/20    PERKINS,OKLA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 600
        TIME - 1855                    N1699V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 514 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM ALFALFA FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1699V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.