NYC74DNC29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Gilmanton, NH · November 4, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1973
Place
Gilmanton, NH · GILMANTON, NH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N353TCessna 140
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731104042949A
Case key
188253

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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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3-3236   73/11/4   GILMANTON,NH        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N353T               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 2892 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHUA,NH                   GILMANTON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PIC APPLIED POWER TO AVOID TREE AND HOUSE AT END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N353T
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Besse Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.