- Date
- May 24, 1974
- Place
- Gary, WV · GARY, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72829Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1448 74/5/24 GARY,W VA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1255 TIME - 1130 N72829 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BERN,NC HUNTINGTON,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- LNDD ON SLAG DUMP ON TOP OF A MTN.WEELS ENTRD TRUCK RUT.180 DEG TURN BACK TO ARPT,UN LOCATE,LNDD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72829
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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