# Accident 19760726023059A: Cessna 140, Elgin, NE, July 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1976
- Place: Elgin, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.9831° N, 98.0828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9831&lon=-98.0828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76664, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76664-1976-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 293 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ45-201336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760726023059A

## Narrative

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

PLT UN CK HI SINK RATE AFTR LOW PASS.

## 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 MKC76FCJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ45-201336), Jul 26, 1976: Cessna 140 (N76664), Elgin, NE, substantial damage

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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