ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243404
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| Date: | Saturday 26 September 2020 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N89476 |
| MSN: | 8507 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3748 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Massey Ranch Airpark (X50), New Smyrna Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edgewater, FL (X50) |
| Port Orange, FL (7FL6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the takeoff roll from a grass area adjacent the paved runway surface, the airplane's left main landing gear wheel struck a 'muddy pothole.' The airplane's nose then veered down and to the left and the pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane subsequently struck a fence, and the right wing impacted a tree substantially damaging it. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to depart from a non-suitable surface, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA334
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N89476
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N89476
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2020 00:51 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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