- Date
- June 3, 1964
- Place
- Decatur, IN · DECATUR, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76537Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183171
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1526 64/6/3 DECATUR IND CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 190 TIME - 1400 N76537 PX- 0 0 1 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAGE FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76537
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gage Field
N76537Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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