- Date
- March 31, 1979
- Place
- Jacksonville, AL · JACKSONVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9498ACessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790331006319A
- Case key
- 137120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1267 79/3/31 JACKSONVILLE,AL CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 812 TIME - 0930 N9498A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9498A
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jacksonville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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