NYC67D0285

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Spring Valley, NY · August 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1966
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4022NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178721

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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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3-2803  66/8/28    SPRING VALLEY NY    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N4022N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN CRAB ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4022N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rampo Valley

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.