- Date
- May 4, 1971
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N89482Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1781 71/5/4 PHOENIX,ARIZ CESSNA 140 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 253 TIME - 1550 N89482 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TAILWHEEL LINKAGE FOUND CROSSED CAUSING FULL L RUDDER DEFLECTION.PLT HAD MADE 360 TURN PRIOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89482
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Turf
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