SEA66D0109

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Vida, MT · August 10, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1965
Place
Vida, MT · VIDA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9414ACessna 140A
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176706

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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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3-2546  65/8/10    VIDA MONT           CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 644
        TIME - 0845                    N9414A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N9414A
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.