UNK64X1715

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Gateway, CO · May 10, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 10, 1964
Place
Gateway, CO · GATEWAY, CO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9424ACessna 140A
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185070

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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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2-0580  64/5/10    GATEWAY COL         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 140
        TIME - 1300                    N9424A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUBBARD RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TERRAIN ENVIRONMENT OF STRIP A FACTOR

Aircraft

Registration
N9424A
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hubbard Ranch

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.