- Date
- September 4, 1965
- Place
- Meridian, MS · MERIDIAN, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2020VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2593 65/9/4 MERIDIAN MISS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N2020V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ROAD FOLLOWING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BECAUSE OF LOW FUEL SUPPLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2020V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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