MKC66F0255

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Michigan, ND · September 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1965
Place
Michigan, ND · MICHIGAN, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N89525Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175348

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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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3-3382  65/9/19    MICHIGAN N DAK      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N89525              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP COVERED BY 5 INCH HIGH GRASS

Aircraft

Registration
N89525
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.