SEA70D0123

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Roseburg, OR · September 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1969
Place
Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N76445Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155550

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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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3-3844   69/9/2    ROSEBURG,OREG       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N76445              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSEBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEBURG,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- RNWY DOWN WIND 5K TAIL WIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N76445
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roseberg

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