- Date
- October 4, 1964
- Place
- Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N72351Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181385
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3111 64/10/4 SAUGUS CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 350 TIME - 1400 N72351 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWHALL RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72351
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newhall Ranch
N72351Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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