UNK65X0196

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Slate Run, PA · October 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1964
Place
Slate Run, PA · SLATE RUN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N89012Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181439

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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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3-3167   64/10/8   SLATE RUN PA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 174
        TIME - 1300                    N89012              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK FOREST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N89012
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Black Forest

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.