ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375848
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Date: | Saturday 7 December 1985 |
Time: | 12:15 LT |
Type: | Cessna 140 |
Owner/operator: | Ned Bemenderfer |
Registration: | N4155N |
MSN: | 13626 |
Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1706 hours |
Engine model: | Continental C85-7-12 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rochester, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
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Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:UPON TAKEOFF AND AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX TEN FEET THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWL BECAME UNLATCHED AND WHIPPED UP INTO THE AIRSTREAM, BLOCKING THE PILOTS FORWARD VIEW AND CAUSING SOME CONTROL PROBLEMS. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE COWL LATCHES APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI86LA043 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86LA043
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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