- Date
- July 26, 1976
- Place
- Elgin, NE · ELGIN, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N76664Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760726023059A
- Case key
- 201336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1989 76/7/26 ELGIN,NE CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 310 TIME - 2100 N76664 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT UN CK HI SINK RATE AFTR LOW PASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76664
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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