UNK64X3195

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Janesville, WI · August 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 3, 1964
Place
Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2084VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182293

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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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3-2334   64/8/3    JANESVILLE WIS      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 0755                    N2084V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
          PERSONNEL-IMPROPERLY SECURED OIL CAP.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2084V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.