NYC75FFJ25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Corfu, NY · June 17, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1975
Place
Corfu, NY · CORFU, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2671NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750617016219A
Case key
149161

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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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3-2014  75/6/17    CORFU,NY            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 483
        TIME - 2030                    N2671N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 458 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A BALE OF HAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2671N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Farmers 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.