- Date
- May 31, 1972
- Place
- Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1878VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166872
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2106 72/5/31 TOPEKA,KANS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1505 TIME - 1000 N1878V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1878V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allen Park
N1878VRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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