- Date
- February 1, 1970
- Place
- Bergen, NY · BERGEN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76513Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0710 70/2/1 BERGEN,NY CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 807 TIME - 1845 N76513 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 596 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELY AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,NY BERGEN,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LND ON UNATTENDED UNLTD ARPT AT NITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76513
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ely Airpark
N76513Registration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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