MKC68D0551

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Arkansas Cty, KS · May 15, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1968
Place
Arkansas Cty, KS · ARKANSAS CTY, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3694VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110880

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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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3-1236  68/5/15    ARKANSAS CTY,KANS   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N3694V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LANDED IN TALL WHEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3694V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Haines

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.