MIA67A0122

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Miami, FL · May 18, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 18, 1967
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2725NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116904

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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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2-0531  67/5/18    MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 111
        TIME - 1230                    N2725N              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT TO TEST LONG-RANGE FUEL TANK INSTALLED FOR FLT TO VENEZUELA.

Aircraft

Registration
N2725N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tamiami

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.