- Date
- October 8, 1973
- Place
- Astoria, OR · ASTORIA, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3086NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731008033849A
- Case key
- 188279
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3167 73/10/8 ASTORIA,OREG CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N3086N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAPPONS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASTORIA,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT HIGH SPEED TAXI PRACTICE NOT APVD BY INSTR. RWY OIL SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3086N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kappons Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.