SEA66D0162

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Seattle, WA · November 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1965
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N358TACessna 140A
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174801

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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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3-3564  65/11/13   SEATTLE WASH        CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N358TA              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 629 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            185 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOEING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TOO CLOSE TO DEPARTING AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N358TA
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boeing

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.