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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Gualala, CA · August 29, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1964
Place
Gualala, CA · GUALALA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N76587Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181972

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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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3-2678  64/8/29    GUALALA CALIF       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N76587              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEGERSTROM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEER CROSSED RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N76587
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Segerstrom

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.