NYC67F0017

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Fitchburg, MA · June 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 30, 1966
Place
Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4194NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171614

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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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3-1624  66/6/30    FITCHBURG MASS      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N4194N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4194N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fitchburg

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.