MKC68D0123

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Springfield, MO · July 15, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1967
Place
Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N72938Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115187

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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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3-2771  67/7/15    SPRINGFIELD, MO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N72938              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHEAST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED OFF RNWY. LEFT GEAR STRUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N72938
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Southeast

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.