# Accident 19751123038849A: Cessna 140, Peru, IN, November 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1975
- Place: Peru, IN
- Airport: Peru Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 40.7858° N, 86.1464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERU MUNI (I76), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7858&lon=-86.1464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2300N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300N-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123038849A

## Narrative

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

ENTRD PLOWED FLD ADJ TO RWY.

## 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 CHI76FET21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET21), Nov 23, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Peru, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2300N (1)

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

- [Accident 19880217063969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880217063969A), Feb 17, 1988: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Orange, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and ground looped on landing. Minimal flying time in the tail wheel aircraft.

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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