SEA67D0241

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Starbuck, WA · February 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 8, 1967
Place
Starbuck, WA · STARBUCK, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N77018Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118833

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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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3-0369   67/2/8    STARBUCK,WASH       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 445
        TIME - 1100                    N77018              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LANDED IN GRASSY FIELD.STRUCK DIRT RIDGE 8 INCHES HIGH,PORPOISED,TOUCHED DOWN WITH FULL BRAKES ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N77018
Reported as
Cessna 140
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.