MKC65F0090

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Aitkin, MN · February 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1965
Place
Aitkin, MN · AITKIN, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N89164Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184233

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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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3-0794  65/2/28    AITKIN MINN         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1630                    N89164              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      127 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AITKIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N89164
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Aitkin

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.