UNK65X0929

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · New Smyrna Be, FL · December 5, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 5, 1964
Place
New Smyrna Be, FL · NEW SMYRNA BE, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N81089Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report April 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180756

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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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2-0984   64/12/5 NR.NEW SMYRNA BE FLA  CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 15,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N81089              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      13 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DAMAGE / INJURY INDEX PRESUMED

Aircraft

Registration
N81089
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.