OAK79DVA16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Tulare, CA · January 26, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1979
Place
Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N89057Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137729

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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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3-0074  79/1/26    TULARE,CA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1998
        TIME - 1420                    N89057              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAGHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- DEPT RWY ON LNDG ROLL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N89057
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gallagher

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