LAX68D0154

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Hunt.Beach, CA · October 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1967
Place
Hunt.Beach, CA · HUNT.BEACH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N89517Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113842

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-3581   67/10/3   HUNT.BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N89517              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULL TANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N89517
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.