OAK72DVD04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Livermore, AL · July 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1972
Place
Livermore, AL · LIVERMORE, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2046NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201450

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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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3-2434  72/7/12    LIVERMORE,ALA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1101                    N2046N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE MUNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,ALA               LIVERMORE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2046N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Livermore Mune

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.