UNK64X2767

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Kinston, NC · July 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1964
Place
Kinston, NC · KINSTON, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72223Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184726

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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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3-2031  64/7/11    KINSTON NC          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N72223              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STALLINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N72223
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stallings Field

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.