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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Des Moines, IA · December 6, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1975
Place
Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2465VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751206036949A
Case key
151783

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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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3-3463   75/12/6   DES MOINES,IA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 150
        TIME - 1430                    N2465V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               SHENANDOAH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2465V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Warren Chandler

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.