NYC73FHA05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Montgmeryville, PA · September 3, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1972
Place
Montgmeryville, PA · MONTGMERYVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2192VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168336

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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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3-3359   72/9/3    MONTGMERYVILLE,PA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 889
        TIME - 1335                    N2192V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  TURNER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGMERYVILLE,PA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2192V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Turner Field

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