- Date
- October 19, 1977
- Place
- Washington, MO · WASHINGTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9445ACessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771019034369A
- Case key
- 145382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3298 77/10/19 WASHINGTON,MO CESSNA 140A CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1620 TIME - 1015 N9445A PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON MEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- AILERON CTL CABLES CONNECTED BACKWARDS,AILERON ACTION REVERSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9445A
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Washington Mem
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9445A · 1
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