- Date
- April 13, 1969
- Place
- Coudersport, PA · COUDERSPORT, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3780VCessna 140A
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187431
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0870 69/4/13 COUDERSPORT,PA CESSNA 140A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N3780V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POTATO CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT LANDED SHORT TO AVOID A WET SOFT AREA ON THE RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3780V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Potato City
N3780VRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 1976 · Cessna 140AAirframe modelCessna 140AEngine modelContinental C90 series
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