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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ankeny, IA · October 19, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1977
Place
Ankeny, IA · ANKENY, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2419VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771019031079A
Case key
145215

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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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3-3001  77/10/19   ANKENY,IA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N2419V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANKENY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANKENY,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2419V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ankeny

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2419V · 1

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