NYC73FFA13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Knox, NY · September 10, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 10, 1972
Place
Knox, NY · KNOX, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3054NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168289

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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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3-3438  72/9/10    KNOX,NY             CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 172
        TIME - 1555                    N3054N              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUANESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOX,NY                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PIC STATED UNABLE CONTROL ACFT-SUSPECTED CONTROLCABLE FAIL-LAB TEST DOES NOT SUPPORT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3054N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Duanesburg

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.