- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2913NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2935 71/8/8 MERIDEN,CONN CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N2913N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDEN,CONN DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF ON EMPTY TNK,OTHER TNK FULL. CRASHED INTO SAND PIT AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2913N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meriden-Markham
N2913NRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2014 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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