# Accident 19730301003679A: Cessna 140A, Mc Cook, NE, March 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Mc Cook, NE
- Airport: Koch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5687C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5687C-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301003679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R LDG GR ATTACH BOLT BENT,THREADS ON NUT-BOLT STRIPPED.OVERTORQUED OR UNDER CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73FCJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ30), Mar 1, 1973: Cessna 140A (N5687C), Mc Cook, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5687C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20091104020299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091104020299I), Nov 4, 2009: Cessna 140A (N5687C), Grove, OK, No damage. On 11/4/2009, the pilot of N5687C departed the Grove, Oklahoma airport to stay in the traffic pattern and practice take off and landings. On the downwind leg,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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