UNK64X1147

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Palestine, TX · April 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1964
Place
Palestine, TX · PALESTINE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N89348Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184598

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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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3-0800   64/4/3    PALESTINE TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 648
        TIME - 1205                    N89348              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALESTINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- LOOSE BRAKE PUCK

Aircraft

Registration
N89348
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palestine

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.