UNK64X3572

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Tacoma, WA · August 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1964
Place
Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3624VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181899

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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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3-2610  64/8/24    TACOMA WASH         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N3624V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N3624V
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.