NYC72DIG15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Ocean City, MD · December 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1971
Place
Ocean City, MD · OCEAN CITY, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72619Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164927

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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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3-4054   71/12/4   OCEAN CITY,MD       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N72619              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIENDLY,MD                 OCEAN CITY,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING TO 21K.

Aircraft

Registration
N72619
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ocean City

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.