- Date
- April 1, 1975
- Place
- Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N89687Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750401006749A
- Case key
- 148090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1223 75/4/1 KNOXVILLE,TN CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1845 N89687 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 603 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ED WILSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TN COX SKY RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A PUDDLE OF WATER APRX 6 IN DEEP JUST BFR L/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89687
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ed Wilson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.