UNK65X1461

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Jacksonville, FL · February 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1965
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3125NCessna 140
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179042

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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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3-0683  65/2/27    JACKSONVILLE FLA    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1525                    N3125N              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 40, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORESTY FIRE PATROL FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3125N
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.