SEA70D0016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Alderwood M, WA · June 13, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1969
Place
Alderwood M, WA · ALDERWOOD M, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76756Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175898

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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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3-1898  69/6/13    ALDERWOOD M,WASH    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N76756              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHA LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- HIT CONCRETE PIPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N76756
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Martha Lake

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.