MKC66D0099

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ely, MN · May 28, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 28, 1965
Place
Ely, MN · ELY, MN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72683Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177541

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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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3-1683  65/5/28    ELY MINN            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1000
        TIME - 2130                    N72683              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N72683
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ely

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.