- Date
- May 13, 1970
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72685Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2484 70/5/13 LAS VEGAS,NEV CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1424 N72685 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - N LAS VEGAS TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLTS LEFT LEG WAS IN A CAST FRM MID-THIGH TO TOES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72685
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- N Las Vegas Term
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