- Date
- December 7, 1971
- Place
- Meridian, TX · MERIDIAN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1156DCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4043 71/12/7 MERIDIAN,TEX CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 160 TIME - 1030 N1156D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFTON TEX MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLIFTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED LNDD TO SIDE OF STRIP,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1156D
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clifton Tex Mun
N1156DRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 140AAirframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelContinental C90 series
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