UNK64X3566

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Virginia, MN · August 23, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1964
Place
Virginia, MN · VIRGINIA, MN
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CF-KWHCessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182537

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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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E-0016  64/8/23  NR.VIRGINIA MINN      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    CF-KWH              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
CF-KWH
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage