- Date
- September 14, 1969
- Place
- Hellertown, PA · HELLERTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2196NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3950 69/9/14 HELLERTOWN,PA CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 335 TIME - 1330 N2196N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HELLERTOWN,PA MONROE,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- FARM FIELD,TRRN ROUGH,MOWED STRIP APRX 800FT LONG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2196N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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