LAX66F0003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Lathrop Wells, NV · June 21, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1965
Place
Lathrop Wells, NV · LATHROP WELLS, NV
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N72467Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178059

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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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2-0305  65/6/21    LATHROP WELLS NEV   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N72467              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASH MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N72467
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ash Meadows

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.