UNK64X1258

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Marlboro, MA · April 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1964
Place
Marlboro, MA · MARLBORO, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N89489Cessna 140A
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184692

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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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3-0886  64/4/11    MARLBORO MASS       CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 170
        TIME - 1530                    N89489              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N89489
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marlboro

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.