MKC66D0491

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Coffeyvill, KS · February 28, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1966
Place
Coffeyvill, KS · COFFEYVILL, KS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N76152Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172808

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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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3-1670  66/2/28    COFFEYVILL KANS     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 180
        TIME - 1742                    N76152              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N76152
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.