UNK64X1684

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Moab, UT · May 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1964
Place
Moab, UT · MOAB, UT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2634NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183875

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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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3-1218   64/5/9    MOAB UT             CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2634N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON DIRT ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2634N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.