- Date
- August 1, 1964
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3747VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2292 64/8/1 VAN NUYS CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N3747V PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE 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 LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CROSSWIND 10 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3747V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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