UNK64X2371

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Santanta, KS · June 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1964
Place
Santanta, KS · SANTANTA, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2367VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183412

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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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3-1714  64/6/19    SANTANTA KANS       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2367V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON NARROW DIRT ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N2367V
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.