- Date
- November 3, 1973
- Place
- Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2256NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731103036529A
- Case key
- 187923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3729 73/11/3 NR.WILLCOX,ARIZ CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1340 N2256N PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SILVER CITY,N MEX TUCSON,ARIZ WILLCOX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT STATED ENCOUNTERED GUST AT 40 FT.AIRCRAFT TIPPED AND STALLED. FUEL CAP VENT REVERSED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2256N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cochise County
N2256NRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2256N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR14CA197Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportVacaville, CAThe pilot's use of excessive brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb, likely due to carburetor ice.NTSB LAX82DA205Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPhoenix, AZA Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 had landed and proceeded to the ramp area. As he entered the ramp and started toward gate 6, the green signal light changed to red and the pilot stopped with the DC-10'S tail pointed toward the parrallel taxiway beside runway 08R.…