UNK64X3869

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Mt Pleasant, PA · September 8, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1964
Place
Mt Pleasant, PA · MT PLEASANT, PA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N140FCCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182103

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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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3-2822   64/9/8    MT PLEASANT PA      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 576
        TIME - 1930                    N140FC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT SCTDL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N140FC
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Pleasant Sctdl

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.