# Accident 19751102035029A: Cessna 140, Miles City, MT, November 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1975
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2611N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2611N-1976-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102035029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE DURING TAKE OFF FROM SHORT PASTURE.

## 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 SEA76FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA07), Nov 2, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2611N), Miles City, MT, destroyed

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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