MKC79DTG07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Bowman, ND · May 26, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1979
Place
Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1677VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790526009439A
Case key
136056

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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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3-0919  79/5/26    BOWMAN,ND           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N1677V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWMAN,ND                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N1677V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bowman County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1677V · 1

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