UNK64X0415

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Santa Paula, CA · February 1, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 1, 1964
Place
Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N89606Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121609

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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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2-0066   64/2/1    SANTA PAULA CALIF   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3004
        TIME - 1500                    N89606              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N89606
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Santa Paula

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.