UNK65X0242

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Palmyra, WI · October 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1964
Place
Palmyra, WI · PALMYRA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2050VCessna 140
Status
Completed · report November 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181474

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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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3-3199  64/10/11   PALMYRA WIS         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N2050V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMYRA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2050V
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Palmyra

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.