NYC66D0414

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Tewksbury, MA · December 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 19, 1965
Place
Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3083NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174215

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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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3-3652  65/12/19   TEWKSBURY MASS      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N3083N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW MAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N3083N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tew Mac

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.