UNK65X0717

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140A · Somerset, PA · November 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1964
Place
Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N242SCessna 140A
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181076

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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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3-3498  64/11/15   SOMERSET PA         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N242S               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N242S
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset County