MKC66F0473

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Miltonvale, KS · March 11, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1966
Place
Miltonvale, KS · MILTONVALE, KS
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4125NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172822

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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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3-1808  66/3/11    MILTONVALE KANS     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1312                    N4125N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF AREA 900 FEET LONG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4125N
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.