SEA68D0271

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Beaver Creek, OR · March 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 3, 1968
Place
Beaver Creek, OR · BEAVER CREEK, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76167Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111487

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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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3-0824   68/3/3    BEAVER CREEK,OREG   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 820
        TIME - 1200                    N76167              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH AERO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MUD CLOGGED WHEEL PANTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N76167
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ranch Aero

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.