NYC66F0102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Cambridge, NY · June 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1965
Place
Cambridge, NY · CAMBRIDGE, NY
Injuries
5 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76065Cessna 140N84106Aeronca 7AC
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178150

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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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2-0377   65/6/6    CAMBRIDGE NY        AERONCA 7AC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 300
        TIME - 1610                    N84106              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
          MISC- TREES OBSTRUCTED VISION OF BOTH PILOT
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN DID NOT ASSURE AREA CLEAR FOR PLT TAKEOF
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0377   65/6/6    CAMBRIDGE NY        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N76065              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAPIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
          MISC-TREES OBSTRUCTED VISION OF BOTH PILOTS
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN DID NOT ASSURE AREA CLEAR FOR PLT TAKEOF

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N76065
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chapin Field

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.

Registration
N84106
Reported as
Aeronca 7AC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chapin Field

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.