- Date
- April 29, 1972
- Place
- Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73079Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166217
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1588 72/4/29 BEND,OREG CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N73079 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEND,OREG LAGRANDE,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE,LEFT HANGING BY ONE OF THE STEERING CHAINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73079
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bend
N73079Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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