- Date
- June 15, 1970
- Place
- East Bernard, TX · EAST BERNARD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N89750Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2549 70/6/15 NR.EAST BERNARD,TEX CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N89750 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHARTON,TEX LISSIE,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MADE PRECAUTIONARY LDG AFTER ENG MALFUNCTION.ATMTD T/O.DETECTED RUST IN FUEL EARLIER IN DAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89750
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N89750Registration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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